PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called around 9 p.m. Thursday to a home on W. Millbrook Court, near Sterling Towers, for a rescue.
Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada says when crews arrived, they found a very large tree had fallen onto a house causing significant damage.
The family of three living in the house escaped uninjured.
Crews went inside the home and found part of a bedroom ceiling had collapsed onto a bed. Significant damage was done to the roof rafters and roof sheathing.
A truck company gained access to the roof, finding a large hole with damage to the soffit area as well.
Rada says a tarp was placed on the roof and the city’s code enforcement department was on the scene advising the homeowner about repairing the house.
Damage was estimated at $25,000.
