Crime & Safety

Crane Tumbles, Destroys Kennesaw Carport

Crews were attempting to cut down a tree when the crane fell over and crashed through the carport.

Photo Credit: WSB-TV

A crane being used by a tree removal crew fell over and destroyed the carport of a home in Kennesaw on Tuesday evening.

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According to WSB-TV, the crane-carport meeting occurred just before 6 p.m. A neighbor told the station that the elderly couple who lives at the home had hired the crew to remove a few trees from their property. Nobody was injured by the toppled crane.

11 Alive News reports that the home is located on Wooten Lake Road. The station spoke to a seasoned heavy equipment operator who believed that weather caused the destructive malfunction.

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