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Family 'lucky to be alive' after tree branch pierces home

8:37pm Jun 8, 2018 An Adelaide father believes his family is lucky to be alive after a large section of a tree came crashing through their Payneham home this morning.

Uzair Masood told 9NEWS he, along with his heavily pregnant wife and six-year-old son, had been asleep inside the bedroom just half an hour before the branch pierced their roof.

"It is very scary. The damage that I saw there, I can't imagine what would have happened if we were sleeping on that bed," Mr Masood said.

The branch came crashing down just before 10am today. (9NEWS) (9NEWS)
The Masood family narrowly avoided serious injury. (9NEWS) (9NEWS)

The family had only just left their Ashbrook Avenue home for the day, when the branch gave way just before 10am.

“It’s lucky we weren’t in the apartment,” he said.

Mr Masood said he recently complained about the tree after two near-misses just months ago, but was told it was safe.

"I am very frustrated… what we heard was is the tree is completely healthy and it is absolutely safe to live in here," he said.

"I'm very worried," Mr Masood told 9NEWS following the incident. (9NEWS) (9NEWS)
The Ashbrook Avenue home has sustained significant damage. (9NEWS) (9NEWS)


The strata company, that manages the units, refused to comment on the complaints about the tree, citing privacy reasons for its clients.

With the section of tree causing significant damage to the property, the State Emergency Service (SES) was called in to begin the clean-up.

The Masood family, whose contents weren’t insured, are now left without a home.

"I am very worried, I've got a six-year-old kid, I've got a pregnant wife, so yeah we don't know where we're going to go," Mr Masood said.

Given the damage to the property, it is unclear how long repairs will take or whether the home must be demolished.

SES were called to the scene to assist with the clean-up. (9NEWS) (9NEWS)










