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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.

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

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

Photo Credit: Jerry DeMarco

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.

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

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