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Raleigh homeowner shares her horror after crane crashes through roof

A crane crashed the roof of a Raleigh home on Thursday afternoon.

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Rosalia Fodera
, WRAL multimedia journalist
RALEIGH, N.C. — A crane crashed through the roof of a Raleigh home on Thursday afternoon.

Erin Banks, who co-owns the home on Northclift Drive, says her two daughters, ages 2 and 20, had just walked outside at the time and narrowly missed getting hit.

The crane belonged to Molina’s Tree Services, which was removing trees near the property. The crane actually crashed through the house twice before the damage was done.

"They went to pick the crane up, and when they went to pick the crane back up, they dropped it again," Banks said. "They dropped it on the house, and it's messed up the whole roof and the frame."

No one was hurt, but Banks says she's not sure when she can get the roof fixed.

Molina's says it will work with the family to repair the house, but Banks is skeptical that it can be salvaged.

"They said they're going to repair it, completely," she said. "I just don't see how that's going to happen. I mean, it's horrible."

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