Two people were lucky to escape injury after a 20ft tree toppled by winds crashed through the roof of a house in Worsley.
In the early hours of this morning, Tuesday 31 March, Greater Manchester Fire’s Technical Response Unit (TRU) was scrambled to the house on Ellenbrook Road in Boothstown.
The tree had blown over, landing on the front on the semi-detatched house, damaging the windows, roof and brickwork and smashing into a car next door.
Firefighters used a chainsaw to break the tree down and make the house safe – spending more than three hours on the scene.
Crew Manager Simon Cording said: “The tree had landed on the front of the house, causing damage to the house and a car next door.
“The couple inside luckily got out safely.
“However, they were due to go on a family holiday today and sadly won’t be able to as a result of the damage.
“An officer attended the incident and requested the TRU and we used our equipment to break the tree down and move it from the house. They had a lucky escape – it could have been much worse.”
