NJ Family Survives Tree Crashing Through Home After High Winds

Devastating Winds Cause Tree to Fall on Home

• 💨 Wicked winds ripped through Ridgefield, New Jersey, causing a massive tree to crash down onto an apartment building.
• 🏠 The extensive damage included the roof caving in and a brick wall on the second floor being completely destroyed.

Miraculous Survival of Teenager

• 🌳 A large oak tree, brought down by high winds overnight, fell directly into the second-floor room of an 18-year-old resident.
• 🤕 The teenager was knocked unconscious by the debris and trapped, but after 30 minutes of praying, he was able to open the door and step outside.
• 🙏 The father described the event as a miracle, with doctors also calling his survival "not supposed to be alive."

Aftermath and Displacement

• 🏥 The 18-year-old was taken to the hospital for pain in his arms and has since been released.
• 🏗️ A structural engineer deemed the top two apartments uninhabitable until repairs are completed.
• 🏨 Management for the apartment complex is arranging new accommodations for the displaced families.