Family runs for cover after tree crashes down on backyard tent in New Jersey

PLAINFIELD, New Jersey (WABC) -- It was a close call for one New Jersey family after a tree crashed down on a backyard tent.

It happened on West Fourth Street in Plainfield Saturday during storms that moved through the area.

Numerous people were trapped under the tent as they were eating outside.

Police responded to the house, but no one was injured.

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