A Washougal family escaped injury Wednesday afternoon when a piece of rock fell from the sky, pierced their roof, and landed in their child's bedroom.
Fire officials say the rock came from a nearby construction site, where crews were blasting to make way for utility lines in a new subdivision.
"They were doing some blasting just above the apartment complex for utility lines," said Ron Schumacher, fire marshal with the Camas-Washougal Fire Department. "The twenty-pound piece of rock flew a couple hundred feet. It landed on the roof, penetrated the roof and ended up in a little boy's bedroom."
The affected apartment is part of the Lookout at the Ridge apartment complex.
Fire officials say they'll begin thoroughly investigating the incident Thursday.
"Almost 45 years on the job, and I've never seen anything like this before," said Schumacher.