Atlanta, GA
5 people hospitalized when tree falls on SW Atlanta home
ATLANTA – 5 folks had been rushed to the hospital after a tree crashed via their Southwest Atlanta house.
The household was preparing for dinner when out of nowhere the large tree slammed into the kitchen behind the home on the 2700 block of Grand Avenue.
“They had been cooking. They had been on the point of eat when all the sudden the storm hit out of nowhere and there you go,” member of the family Jose Verdugo mentioned.
SEVERE STORMS KNOCK DOWN TREES, POWER LINES THROUGHOUT METRO ATLANTA
The victims included a 39-year-old girl, her 17 and 21-year-old sons, her 13-year-old daughter, and the girl’s 45-year-old boyfriend. All are anticipated to outlive.
Tree leaves a multitude inside the house
These members of the family inform FOX 5 they really feel blessed their family members are nonetheless alive.
“It might have been worse. Thank God nothing worse occurred, and they need to recuperate fairly quickly,” Verdugo mentioned.
Firefighters advised members of the family not to enter the house, which based mostly on images, suffered main harm.