Scaffolding collapse nearly impales men in Del Rey home

Sunday, February 17, 2019
DEL REY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Del Rey man and his roommate survived a close call when scaffolding collapsed and crashed through their home, nearly impaling them.

David Hunt and his roommate were inside their duplex when the scaffolding from a four-story apartment building under construction next door suddenly collapsed.
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One of the wooden boards plunged through the roof of their house, nearly impaling Hunt's roommate.

"Just sounded like a train coming down," Hunt said. "We were inside on the computers as normal people would do on a Sunday, and the next thing you know the scaffolding is coming down."

Fortunately they were not injured but their house sustained a lot of damage.

Hunt says winds were strong when the scaffolding fell.
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Workers were busy later Sunday evening picking up boards and other pieces of the damaged structure.



The home Hunt has lived in for 30 years is now red-tagged and they have to find a new place to live.

Still, he feels fortunate.

"I'm very happy I'm alive," he said.
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