- A crane crashed into a Brookhaven, Georgia home Thursday
- A crew was using the machinery to remove an oak tree from the residents’ backyard at the 1100 block of Alexandria Court in the neighborhood
- The accident reportedly occurred because the crane was carrying too much weight on one end of the machine
- The home’s residents Andy and Suzanne Williams were able to escape immediately without injuries
- The crane company has agreed to finance the damages or rebuild the house
A crane tipped over and crashed into an Atlanta home Thursday while residents were inside and split the property in two.
Operators were using the machinery to remove an oak tree from their backyard at the 1100 block of Alexandria Court in Brookhaven.
Andy and Suzanne Williams, who were inside the home at the time, were able to escape and no one was injured, but their home completely destroyed, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
A crane crashed into an Atlanta home Thursday in the 1100 block of Alexandria Court in Brookhaven
A crew was using the crane to remove an oak tree from the backyard
Residents were in the home at the time of the accident but were able to escape unharmed
Andy and Suzanne Williams were able to escape without injuries
Channel 2 Action News said the accident occurred because the crane had been carrying too much weight on one of its ends.
‘The structural wall runs through the center of the house and came to the left of it. We will figure out if the wall is still intact, that will be the big question mark,’ Andy Williams told the news station.
‘The most important thing is that we got out of the house alive, and we’re very grateful and we thank God, for sure, for taking care of it,’ Suzanne Williams added.
Neighbors in the area and miles away said they were able to hear the alarming crash Thursday.
The crane company told the family it will finance the damages and rebuild their home, if need be.
It reportedly took three other cranes to remove the one from the damaged home.
It took three other cranes to remove the crane from the damaged home
The crane company told the family they will will finance the damages