CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (KRON) — One person was rescued from a Castro Valley home on Saturday afternoon after they were trapped inside by a downed tree, according to the Alameda County Fire Department.
ACFD says an emergency medical services call came in at 3:53 p.m., and fire crews responded to the area of Sandy Road. The incident was upgraded to a rescue when crews discovered that a large eucalyptus tree had fallen on top of a home, trapping a person inside.
A tree splits a home in half in Castro Valley after yesterday’s storm.
— Camila Barco (@cbarcotv) January 8, 2023
One person has been taken to the hospital but now two adults and four children have been displaced.
The mess has yet to be cleaned up. I’ve reported the damages to @PGE4Me. About 60 customers w/o power. pic.twitter.com/sLYieVgjQT
Crews rescued one person before taking them to a nearby hospital for treatment of their injuries. The current condition of the person was not shared. ACFD says two adults and four children were displaced as a result of the incident.
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Power was knocked out in the area as well. As of 7 p.m., the PG&E outage map lists Sandy Road as being without power. The eucalyptus tree is still topped on the house as of Sunday morning.
