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Aftermath Of Irene:Trees, Power Lines, and Chainsaws

More than 60 trees come down in Norwalk from Hurricane Irene.

Mother Nature pounded Norwalk with a powerful hurricane named Irene and she left some damage in her wake. High winds brought down at least 60 trees, some of which are still resting on power lines.

"It's not as bad as I thought it would be," said Jason Fagan of Norwalk Public Works. "I've been out here since noon and have cut up about five trees."

Fagan, who also plows snow during the winter, got his marching orders early this morning. While his boss didn't get into specifics, Fagan had a good idea of where he was going to go.

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"My boss just said, 'Follow the route you take during the winter," Fagan stated. "There are still a lot of trees hanging on the power lines, I'm taking care of the ones on the streets and clearing them away."

Residents in the Silvermine area of Norwalk could be seen walking their dogs and milling around fallen trees. When they saw Fagan, he immediately became one of the most popular figures in town.

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"They were so happy to see me," he said. Fagan expects he'll work until dark and cut and clear as many as 20 trees.

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