Fairhaven residents evacuate residence hall due to fallen tree damage
Remains of a fallen tree, on a walkway next to the Fairhaven Complex on Jan. 13, 2021. // Courtesy of Rhys Logan/WWU.
Several trees fell on stack 3 of Fairhaven Complex at about 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, causing damage to the residence hall and one minor injury.
Western workers removing the tree that fell on stack 3 of the Fairhaven Complex from the roof on Jan. 13, 2021. // Courtesy of Rhys Logan/WWU.
The trees fell from the Sehome Hill Arboretum and hit the stack where students are staying, according to a Western Alert sent at 9:34 p.m. University police and Facilities Management evacuated Fairhaven students living in the section of the residence hall where the trees fell and relocated one student affected by the damage.