A 100-foot pine tree collapsed onto a home in northwest Atlanta on Thursday. Neighbors said the fallen tree could have been avoided.
Jerry Miles said the tree hit his home and knocked out the power and cable lines.
Miles says that when he came outside to view the destruction, he realized how fortunate he and his sister were that they were not injured.
"About two feet more and it could have been really bad," said Miles.
The tree that caused all the destruction actually sat on the property of the Holsey Temple Church Property.
Miles and other neighbors said that the tree had leaned dangerously close to power lines for about a week. They say Georgia Power, the city of Atlanta and the Holsey Temple CME Church were all aware the tree desperately needed to come down.
"We were just getting…the runaround about who was going to cut the tree down," said Miles.
Harold Hexter, the church board of trustee chair, says the church was in the process of removing the tree after Georgia Power made it clear they would not.
"I informed him how dangerous this was over the power lines. He said it is on private property and we do not take down trees on private property," said Hexter. "We had selected a company yesterday. They were going to be here on Friday to take it down, but the tree fell today."
Miles said that he will file an insurance claim to help pay for the damage caused by the tree.
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If you're hitting the road this weekend, you wont be alone. Plenty of drivers are expected to make use of the long Memorial Day weekend, both in and out of town.
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An Army Reserve sergeant surprised his daughter by returning from an overseas deployment and presenting her with her diploma at high school graduation.
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Authorities say more than a dozen people were injured in an accident involving a hotel shuttle bus near Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday morning.
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In-depth reporting by the Druid Hills High School student newspaper on DeKalb's accreditation controversy landed the head of SACS as the school's commencement speaker on Friday.
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Memorial Day weekend marks the start of the summer boating season. Authorities are reminding folks that there are some new laws on Georgia's waterways.
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