Terrifying footage shows the moment a tree crashes through roof of house as two sisters and their dog are watching TV – as all three miraculously escape
- Terrifying footage shows the moment a tree crashed through the roof of a house as two teenage girls and their dog were in the living room
- The incident happened on Thursday afternoon in a neighborhood in Maryland
- The two girls and their dog escaped unharmed despite the extensive damage
- Their father credited a stainless steel refrigerator for saving his daughters’ lives
Terrifying footage shows the moment a tree crashed through the roof of a house as two teenage girls and their dog were in the living room.
The horrific incident happened on Thursday afternoon in a neighborhood in the unincorporated community of Lusby, Maryland.
Ring home surveillance footage, obtained by Fox5, shows the two girls sitting down in the living room watching TV along with their dog, Gizmo.
Terrifying footage shows the moment a tree crashed through the roof of a house as two teenage girls and their dog were in the living room
All of a sudden there is a loud thud and the ceiling can be seen caving in as one of the girls gets up to assess the damage.
Screaming can then be heard as one of the girls standing up looks under rubble saying she has to find something. Somebody can be heard saying ‘I gotta find Gizmo,’ in apparent reference to the dog.
More screaming and inaudible talking can then be heard as large planks of wood from the ceiling are seen on the floor of the house.
The girls can be sitting watching TV in their living room oblivious to the impending danger
All of a sudden a loud thud can be heard in the footage and the ceiling can be seen caving in
One of the girls can be seen standing up as she goes to check on her sister after the incident
Fortunately the girls were not seriously injured, Fox5 reported. The girls’ father told the outlet that a stainless steel refrigerator was in the kitchen behind the girls.
This prevented the tree from fully falling through the living room and likely could have saved their lives.
Many Facebook users watched the footage and expressed their relief that no one was injured.
From their joint Facebook account, the parents of the girls claimed that they were doing ‘okay.’ They claimed: ‘We are doing ok – we are just thankful that our girls and puppy made it out ok!! Thank you for all the prayers!.’
More screaming and inaudible talking can then be heard as large planks of wood from the ceiling are seen on the floor of the house
Terrifying footage shows the moment a tree crashed through the roof of a house as two teenage girls and their dog were in the living room
One Facebook user wrote in response to them: ‘OMG… couldn’t imagine the horror those parents felt hearing their babies screaming with such fear! Thank God they were all safe!! Praying for continued emotional and mental healing!!.’
Another one wrote: ‘The mother in me wanted to jump through the screen and run to those poor girls.
‘Their screams ripped my heart out. So relieved to know that they were not seriously hurt, and praying for them as I know it will take a while to get over that terrifying incident.’
It is not certain whether the tree collapse was due to adverse weather or if human error caused it to fall.