Strong winds in Poland did not quite blow the house down but they did cause a substantial chunk of the property to crash into the street below.

Spectacular video footage caught by a passer-by shows the wind managed to tear a huge chunk of insulation and plaster off the side of the multi-storey apartment block in the Polish capital Warsaw.

The incredible scene was filmed by a man below who shouted out a warning for people to be careful as the massive slab started to crumple and eventually crashed to the ground.

This spectacular footage caught by a passer-by shows the wind managed to tear a huge chunk of insulation and plaster off the side of the multi-storey apartment block in the Polish capital of Warsaw

As the wind began to pick up pace a corner of the insulation and plaster started to peel off the building.

The cautious passer-by, who was not named in local reports but who recorded the incident, can then be heard shouting: 'Careful!' to others in the area, as the huge chunk came crashing down onto the street.

Fortunately, nobody was hurt by the falling section of the building although three parked cars were damaged by the debris.

Police spokeswoman Joanna Banaszewska said: 'It was very lucky that nobody was hurt because there is a school nearby and also a children's playground and if it had happened while they were around it could have been disastrous.'

As the wind begins to pick up pace a corner of the insulation and plaster starts to peel off the building