Massive Tree Falls on Two Local Homes

CHARLOTTE, NC — A massive tree crashes down on not one, but two homes in west Charlotte.  It happened around eight Friday morning on Merriman Avenue.

Two families were forced out of their homes when the tree fell.  No one got hurt.  One of the homeowners explains how he got out of harms way just in time.

“When that first branch fell, I was actually in the bedroom; that’s what woke me up,” said homeowner David Black.  “And I got up and got dressed and come out, and I heard the sound again and I looked over this way and three seconds later the tree was coming down.”

Code Enforcement says both houses are not safe.  The Red Cross is helping the residents.