A destructive tornado has hit Alabama, trapping people in their homes, damaging buildings and downing trees as a major winter storm blankets parts of the Midwest.
Jan 26, 2021 / 08:17 AM EST
(CNN) At least one person is dead and dozens injured amid a trail of destruction after a tornado described as “large and extremely dangerous” tore through the Birmingham, Alabama, area.
The twister ripped through a hotel Monday night and tore off part of a church’s roof.
About 30 people in Fultondale were injured, the city’s fire chief said Tuesday morning.
“Seventeen patients were tak(en) to the ER, with various injuries and some critical,” Fire Chief Justin McKenzie said. At least 11 people were treated on the scene.
Power lines fell on Interstate 65, causing accidents, he said.
Tornado rips through Alabama town, killing teen, injuring at least 28 others
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
Drone photo of damage on Lykes Blvd. and Fulton Drive in Fultondale. This home was totally destroyed. Tornado damage in and around Fultondale, Alabama Tuesday January 26, 2021. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com
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FULTONDALE, Ala. (AP) A teenager huddling in his basement was killed and several of his family members were critically injured when a tornado blew a tree onto their home in Alabama and it collapsed on top of them, police said Tuesday. At least 28 other people were injured as the twister carved a 10-mile (16 kilometers) path of destruction north of Birmingham.