GIBSONIA, Pa. — One Gibsonia homeowner had a close call as severe storms came through on Tuesday.
Erick Montanez was speaking with a worker about having a tree stump removed when the storm hit.
They took shelter inside his home and made it inside just in time.
“I barely made it out, I think. We’re talking about seconds,” Montanez said.
That’s because soon after he and the worker got inside, the tree in the front yard came down right where they’d been standing.
“He, of course, calls his family and tells them he’s okay and is looking outside, and then as soon as he turns around, I‘m like, ‘I’m the first one on your list.’ you’re gonna come clean this up. Like, I don’t know how many calls you’re getting, I’m first,” Montanez said.
Montanez says the worker started writing him upa quote right away.
Montanez and the worker escaped injury, and his home also escaped serious damage.
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