'Like a bomb': Falling 150-year-old tree narrowly misses N.S. family's home

Published Monday, September 9, 2019 6:44AM EDT

"It could have destroyed our home and maybe even destroyed us -- you never know," said Sydney resident Laurie Dupe in an interview with CTV National's Vanessa Lee."We were lying in bed [and] it sounded like a bomb or something went off and then it was like everything went silent," said Dupe. The 150-year-old tree -- one of the oldest in Sydney -- was already worryingly huge when Dupe moved in to the home at age five.Dupe said that she wanted to cut down the tree for years, but the removal would cost thousands of dollars. Now, Dorian has done the job for her without leaving a scratch on her home.

Dupe's feeling of relief that she, her husband and her two sons are safe, is shared by Glace Bay residents David Campbell and his wife.

When did she ever hear a bomb go off?

A tree fell during a hurricane and almost hit a house... wow your news is fantastic. Any other wild stores you have to share today with us?

Fire wood fo a long time.

How did you decide that the tree was 150 years old?

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