Snow Roof Collapse Stadium

The roof of the pontiac silverdome collapsed monday under the weight of an overnight snowfall sending three detroit lions players james jones gary danielson and eric hipple scurrying for cover.

Snow roof collapse stadium. Conventional air pressurized stadiums such as the metrodome whose inflatable roof collapsed under the weight of snow in december are rare in the u s and may be accidents waiting to happen by. Property of the nfl and fox. The 580 000lbsroof which is made of. The giant inflatable roof above the minneapolis metrodome collapsed on sunday under the weight of a massive snowstorm that swept across the upper midwest.

However freezing temperatures turned that water into ice according to the star tribune. Just a day before the roof s collapse in 2010 a crew hosed hot water on the roof to melt the snow. The night before a fox sports crew setting up for an upcoming vikings game noticed water leaking from the roof and kept their cameras on all night. On december 12 at about 5 00 a m the roof had a catastrophic collapse as three panels tore open.

The inflatable roof of the metrodome sports stadium in the us mid western city of minneapolis collapsed on sunday after snowfall of 17in 43cm. Snow caused the metrodome s roof to collapse just before the vikings game. Those cameras captured the roof tearing and ice and snow falling into the stadium. On sunday morning december 12 the roof collapsed from it.

The metrodome s roof collapsed four times in the 1980s. The giants landed in the motor city sunday to play the minnesota vikings monday night. Snow began to pile throughout the night and at 5 a m. The national football league has been forced to move.