HAWTHORNE — Just one week after repairing his house after it was damaged by falling tree branches, a Hawthorne man is now facing repairs again after branches from the same tree punctured his roof and ceiling Thursday morning.

Henry Oakley, 83, had branches on the inside and outside of his house, with rainwater pouring through the holes in the ceiling in the early hours of the morning.

The tree's branches fell on his house once before — about a month ago, he said — forcing him to repair his roof and siding. Oakley said the tree, which is not on his property, could've hurt someone this time around.

"It sounded like a bomb went off," Oakley said. He was watching TV when the branches crashed onto his home.

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One branch punctured the ceiling of a bedroom, which could have caused a serious injury had someone been sleeping there at the time, Oakley said.

Oakley was thankful that no one was in the bedroom last night, as his son sleeps there whenever he stays over, he said.

"It probably would've gotten his leg," Oakley said. "It would've been bad."

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