Child rescued after giant tree falls onto Ocala home while family slept, fire rescue says
OCALA, Fla. - A child was rescued by firefighters after being trapped under a tree that fell through the roof of their family's home early Friday morning.
Ocala firefighters said they were dispatched to reports of an entrapment in a home around 3:19 a.m. at the 3700 block of SE Eighth St.
They said they found a minor trapped under a tree that crashed through the family's home while they slept.
The crews used chainsaws to remove the tree and gain access to the minor pinned underneath.
The minor was taken to a local hospital.
No other injuries were reported.
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