The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why an ice block apparently fell from the sky last week, slammed through the roof of a home in unincorporated Los Angeles County near Whittier and landed in the living room, authorities said.
Yuder Grau, who lives at the home, said he heard what sounded like an explosion at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, April 10, walked into the living room and found, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement, “that a large block of what appeared to be dirty ice had crashed through the ceiling” and landed on a couch.
Minutes earlier, Grau had walked from the couch to the bedroom to take a nap, his landlord, Thania Magaña, told NBC Los Angeles.
No one was hurt, Hahn said.
“I keep replaying it and just thinking of the, ‘What if,’ ” Magaña told the station. “The first thing that comes to mind is that he probably wouldn’t be here with us.”
Magaña looked up flight data and determined a plane was passing directly over the neighborhood at the time the ice block fell through the roof, Hahn said. Magaña emailed Hahn over the weekend asking for help to ensure the incident is “properly investigated.”
Hahn sent a letter, dated Tuesday, April 14, to FAA Acting Regional Administrator Chris Rocheleau requesting a thorough and timely investigation.
On Wednesday, April 15, FAA spokeswoman Cassandra Nolan said an investigation was underway.
“We are lucky that Yuder was not in his living room when this block of ice crashed through his ceiling,” Hahn said.