VIDEO: Crane crashes into Campbell home
Nearly 12 hours later -- the crane is still there.
It was after dark by the time crews up-righted the crane. The large piece of equipment fell just before 12 a.m.
Joseph Forde wasn't home at the time but he came home to the crane narrowly missing his house. "I kind of felt like it was sort of surreal, like, I left this morning and it was completely fine," he said.
The crane clipped two backyard sheds before crashing onto the roof of a house on Charmain Drive.
View from the backyard of a home that was just missed by falling #crane in #Campbell. @abc7david @abc7newsbayarea pic.twitter.com/rgKvlsEs33
— Katie Marzullo (@KatieABC7) August 9, 2017
"It wasn't much of a crash, it was just a loud boom and a kind of thump -- and I was mowing the lawn and I heard and felt it," said Justin Betesfandiar, who was a block away from the crash.
A subcontractor for PG&E had been working to remove a power pole from the backyard of a house on Sondra Way. It's still unclear why the crane fell.
"They believe the boom was extended to 190 feet when it was doing its lift and that's when it tipped over," said Santa Clara County Fire Battalion Chief Brian Glass.
Betsy Perry said she wasn't at all worried about the heavy equipment being used on her street until she heard the crash. "I ran outside immediately and to find out that everybody, thank God, was okay. That was the main concern," she said.
Crews have successfully retracted the arm of the #crane that toppled onto a house in #Campbell. @abc7newsbayarea pic.twitter.com/9EjEGgWqtL
— Katie Marzullo (@KatieABC7) August 9, 2017
Police and fire officials confirm no one was hurt. PG&E cut power to some customers ahead of the construction work. After the accident, they brought in a generator to provide temporary electricity.
The King Crane company has not returned multiple requests for comment.
Young man who lives here says he's just trying to figure out how this happened. He's glad no one was hurt. #crane #Campbell @abc7david pic.twitter.com/zMRVVKwdGy
— Katie Marzullo (@KatieABC7) August 9, 2017
Update: One home & at least 2 sheds damaged by toppled #crane in #Campbell. @abc7newsbayarea @abc7david pic.twitter.com/amvWDPVXyL
— Katie Marzullo (@KatieABC7) August 9, 2017
Work to upright the toppled #crane in #Campbell is underway. @abc7newsbayarea pic.twitter.com/e0KVieIhX3
— Katie Marzullo (@KatieABC7) August 9, 2017
The base of the #crane is blue... Here's before and after: pic.twitter.com/k4LVGWXUyI
— Katie Marzullo (@KatieABC7) August 9, 2017