{"id":68989,"date":"2026-03-13T13:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=68989"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:10:11","slug":"residents-evacuated-after-tree-falls-on-houses-in-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/residents-evacuated-after-tree-falls-on-houses-in-sheffield\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents evacuated after tree falls on houses in Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Several residents have been evacuated from houses after a tree fell on two buildings on Harcourt Road in Sheffield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 10am today, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue were called out to the street, following reports of a tree collapsing and falling onto a building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although there were no casualties, as a precaution, the premises have been evacuated to allow for safe removal of the tree and all other debris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two police cars and one fire engine were at the scene with a cordon securing the houses and neighbouring buildings concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"68991\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3074-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3074-980x551.png 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3074-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Archie Tait, a student who lives further along the road, said: \u201cIt\u2019s just really strange because it\u2019s quite a quiet road, so you never really have stuff go on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI noticed it was very windy last night and a bit this morning, but I didn\u2019t think it was strong enough to bring up a tree.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Haslam, Crew Manager at South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, said: \u201cMost of our work here is nearly done, we\u2019ve cleared debris, we\u2019re just about to start clearing some of these branches which are on the roof which may pose a risk, should the winds build up again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOnce that\u2019s done, we will hand over to the building occupier, where it will be a case of removing the tree, which is quite a significant size and has been completely uprooted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident, which impacted two properties and approximately five flats, is believed to be a result of yellow weather warnings, issued due to the wind. 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