A stunned Texas homeowner came home to find her house had been accidentally bulldozed when a demolition crew began tearing down the wrong property, The Denton Record-Chronicle reported Tuesday. Workers were supposed to knock down 721 Ruddell Street in Denton, Tex. -- but they set about wrecking the building opposite, number 724.

By the time a neighbor spotted the mistake and ran to tell them, the bungling crew had already torn down the porch, much of the roof and left a gaping hole in the family home where Francis Howard had lived for 47 years.

Shattered Howard, 69, told the Denton Record-Chronicle: "I don't have the words to say."

City records show the house that was supposed to be demolished had attracted a string of complaints including unkempt lawns, junked vehicles and a failure to secure the structure.

Howard, who lives with her son Frisco, said she was taking legal advice over the April 21 disaster.