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Tree Service Crane Topples, Dangles In Bergen Neighborhood

A tree service crane toppled backwards and was suspended in the air late Monday morning during a residential job n Cresskill.

No injuries were immediately reported in the mishap, which left the cab of the O'Brother Tree Service of Bergenfield snagged on power lines 25 feet in the air between single-family homes on dead-ended Roosevelt Street near Lexington Avenue at 9:40 a.m. Feb. 27.

An Orange and Rockland Utilities crew cut the power and five houses were evacuated as a precaution while a pair of heavy-duty wreckers from Tumino's Towing righted the rigs.

Tumino's Towing to the rescue....

Jerry DeMarco

The scene was cleared and residents were able to return a little under four hours later.

Roosevelt Street in Cresskill: Crane from O'Brother Tree Service of Bergenfield tips.

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