Results tagged “palmtree”

Photographer honeybeejen submitted this photo to our LAist Featured Photo pool on Flickr earlier this week asking "What the heck happened here??" It was taken in Claremont, but we sought out the advice of George Gonzalez, Los Angeles' Chief Forester.

Winds knocked a 2,000 pound top of a palm tree onto a house in Boyle Heights, partially crashing through the roof, injuring two women. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the 3 a.m. incident to free one women and take at least one to the hospital with minor injuries. "The green fronds are spread across the roof like a giant centerpiece," the Associated Press described.