Crime & Safety
Storm Knocks Massive Tree Onto Sherman Oaks Home
A Sherman Oaks house had to be red-tagged Thursday after a massive tree fell onto it.
SHERMAN OAKS, CA — A house in Sherman Oaks was deemed unfit for occupancy after a large tree fell on it Thursday.
No one was injured by the tree, which fell about 3:35 p.m. in the 3900 block of Dixie Canyon Avenue, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Although the tree went down during a rain storm, the fire department will not make an official determination as what caused it to fall, Humphrey said.
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A building inspector later red-tagged the building, meaning it was deemed unsafe to occupy, according to a report from the scene.
Watch: This tree fell onto a house in Sherman Oaks on Dixie Canyon Ave. The Los Angeles Fire Department has not formally determined the cause. There were no reported injuries. pic.twitter.com/o51gUBKwJx
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) March 22, 2018
Large eucalyptus tree topples onto home in Sherman Oaks; no one hurt https://t.co/vTx4bVJnGz pic.twitter.com/o1IS2oc0bB
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) March 23, 2018
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