5 hurt by falling tree at Capitol Hill park

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Five people attending a vacation Bible camp were injured by a falling tree branch at a Capitol Hill park.

A tree-sized branch dropped from an oak tree at Garfield Park, located on the 600 block of Third Street SE, at about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, said Pete Piringer, spokesman for D.C. fire and emergency services.

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