Part of a tree fell by a Bel Air day care center after a sudden storm raced through Harford County mid-afternoon on Wednesday.
There were no injuries, according to firefighters and a person at the Childtime Learning Center where the incident occurred.
Firefighters from Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company responded to a call for a tree into a structure in the 800 block of Moores Mill Road, at about 2 p.m., the fire company and the Harford County Volunteer Fire & EMS Association reported.
"Fortunately for everyone in this day care facility there was very minor damage and no injuries," Fire & EMS Association spokesperson Rich Gardiner reported on Facebook.
The facility was not evacuated and the children remained inside, Gardiner said.
A tree crew was on the scene by 3 p.m., removing the debris, which included part of the trees trunk and several large limbs.
The day care center remained open and reopened normally on Thursday morning.
"A tree fell and grazed the roof of the building," Lydia Cisaruk, communication director for Learning Care Group, Inc., which represents Childtime, said in an email Thursday.
"We followed our safety procedures and immediately moved the children from the vicinity. There were no injuries, and no structural damage to the building," Cisaruk said, adding that clean-up is under way.
"Building inspectors checked the building and confirmed that it is safe and structurally sound," she said.