Boulder Falls From Athens Hillside

A boulder that broke free from a hillside in Athens has crushed two vehicles, smashed part of a house, knocked down utility poles and damaged an underground water line.  The Athens Messenger reports no one was injured when the boulder and debris crashed down at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.  Athens’ Engineering and Public Works Director says the family living in the house was home, but in an area that was not damaged.  He says the boulder was about 25 feet in diameter.  The family and residents of a neighboring home are evacuated until crews can evaluate the hillside’s integrity.