Neighbor speaks after tree falls on Richmond house, displaces two

Apr 17, 2025 - 11:25

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Neighbor speaks after tree falls on Richmond house, displaces two

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A neighbor is speaking out after a tree fell on a Richmond roof Tuesday night and left two people without a home.

The incident happened just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, with Richmond Fire Department crews responding to the report of a building collapse at a home in the 1000 block of W. 47th Street.

The photos below show the large tree putting a hole into the home's roof.

A tree collapsed on a Richmond home on April 15. (Photo: 8News)

8News spoke with neighbor Antoine Chambers as he questioned the cause of the incident.

"How? Like, how did it happen," Chambers said. "Is it the root -- if it wasn't the wind, cause the wind isn't knocking down a fully grown tree, so, how?"

Fire officials at the scene informed 8News that the two people inside the home at the time the tree fell were non-ambulatory and could not get out on their own. Firefighters proceeded to go into the home and got both residents out, eventually taking them to the hospital.

As the investigation into the incident continues, 8News has reached out to officials to find out what caused the tree to fall.