BARTOW, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida homeowner couldn’t believe his eyes when part of a massive crane came crashing down on his house.

The 80-ton crane’s boom snapped, sending a huge chunk of a tree through Scott Fitzwater’s home in Bartow, located east of Tampa, Tuesday morning.

“All of a sudden, we hear a boom,” said Fitzwater.

The impact caused damage to the home’s bedroom, living room, bathroom and kitchen.

The homeowner said the crane boom came dangerously close to the couch he and his daughters were sitting on at the time.

“It ended up two feet above our heads. I did get hit on my legs and then my hands with debris coming down, because I sheltered my girls to protect them,” said Fitzwater.

A day before the crash, Fitzwater said, he hired a tree service to remove the tree, adding tha

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