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A series of rock slides dumped boulders the size of cars across a downtown street Monday, forcing about 50 people to evacuate as debris spilled up to their doorsteps.
The first slide happened shortly before sundown, spreading stones and several tall trees across the road and bringing down power lines.
"There was a loud noise -- I thought it was a plow coming through -- then a flash of light, and then the big stuff started coming down," said Howard Curtis, who lives nearby.
Additional slides continued for roughly two hours. Police said no one was injured.
Rocks, trees and dirt fell some 60 feet from the cliffs that rise above the city, falling onto a block-long portion of Vermont Route 12. Officials estimated the boulders weighed from 20 to 30 tons.
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The first slide happened shortly before sundown, spreading stones and several tall trees across the road and bringing down power lines.
"There was a loud noise -- I thought it was a plow coming through -- then a flash of light, and then the big stuff started coming down," said Howard Curtis, who lives nearby.
Additional slides continued for roughly two hours. Police said no one was injured.
Rocks, trees and dirt fell some 60 feet from the cliffs that rise above the city, falling onto a block-long portion of Vermont Route 12. Officials estimated the boulders weighed from 20 to 30 tons.
National Briefing | New England: Vermont: Boulders Slide Into Downtown Street (Published 2005)
A series of rock slides dumped boulders the size of cars across a downtown street on Monday in Montpelier, above, forcing about 50 people to evacuate as debris spilled up to their doorsteps. The first slide happened shortly before sundown, spreading stones and tall trees across the road and...
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