DECATUR, Ga. — A giant tree took out power lines and landed on top of a home, waking up neighbors Friday morning.
Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach first reported from the home on Clarion Avenue during Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m.
The tree fell across the street, took out power lines and barely missed a car parked on the curb. Almost three dozen homes lost power.
Thankfully, the family wasn’t home at the time and no one is hurt. But the damage is significant. Part of the tree went through the roof, took out part of the attic and branches ended up on the front porch.
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One neighbor heard a loud doom around 1:30 a.m. and didn’t know if it was a tree crashing down or a transformer blowing. Another said they heard cracking and it wasn’t in the middle of a storm or any high winds.
Once the sun came up, neighbors got out and could see where the tree ended up. The homeowners with young children were out of town.
“I’m glad they’re not in the house and the kids aren’t there to see this, but hopefully they’ll get it cleaned up,” neighbor Missy Goldstien said.
Power is back on in the neighborhood, but there is still work to finish on the other utility lines.
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