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NYC Woman Killed By Solar Panel That Flew Off Roof During Nor'easter
A 76-year-old woman was fatally struck by a solar panel torn loose by 42 mph winds during a Nor’easter, marking NYC’s only storm-related death, officials said.
- On Sunday, Lyudmila Braun, 76, was struck in the head and killed by a solar panel while walking near 3100 Ocean Parkway in Brighton Beach around 10:30 a.m.
- Tearing gusts lifted the solar panel off its steel carport, the Department of Buildings says, as a nor'easter produced high winds and a city wind advisory while gusts in Brooklyn peaked around 42 mph.
- Police detailed a roughly 3-feet-by-7-feet detached solar panel that wind carried about 20 feet before striking the woman, who was rushed to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn and pronounced dead.
- The Department of Buildings issued a partial vacate order for the parking lot beneath the carport, temporarily closed a nearby Q train entrance, and identified Trump Village Apartments Two Owner LLC as the owner.
- Across the region, the nor'easter has forced widespread travel disruptions and higher seas, pummelling the East Coast with over 5,000 flight delays, more than 900 cancellations, and a Coastal Flood Warning through 8 p.m. Monday.
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New York Woman Fatally Injured After Getting Struck By Flying Solar Panel During Nor'easter
A 76-year-old woman from Brooklyn, New York, was fatally injured by a flying solar panel over the weekend. The incident occurred as high winds from the nor’easter battered the area. What happened: According to a report by PIX11, the solar panel came off a steel carport at a parking lot. The Department of Buildings (DOB) reportedly stated it flew about 20 feet before striking the woman. The panel was 3 feet 5 inches wide and 7 feet 3 inches long.…
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