A day after pounding rainstorms, a eucalyptus tree fell on a residential care home for the elderly on Friday, though the two people that went to the hospital went there merely for observation, Alameda County Fire officials said.
Battalion Chief Stephanie Radecke said firefighters responded at 4:20 a.m. to the facility on Trefry Court after the large tree crashed into the building and into two bedrooms at the back of the facility.
She said two residents were transported to the hospital for observation, but there were no other reported injuries.
The building sustained substantial damage and was deemed uninhabitable.
Radecke said the residents were transported to another care facility.
She said there are other large eucalyptus trees behind the facility that need to be evaluated to ensure the area is safe.
The tree was cut away before 9 a.m.
