No one hurt when Calgary soccer dome's roof collapses
Last Updated: Monday, December 22, 2008 | 4:31 PM MT
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The white material of the collapsed dome roof is barely distinguishable from the snow. (CBC) The inflated dome roof at the Calgary Soccer Centre's southeast location collapsed overnight under the weight of snow and ice.
The collapse happened around 3:30 a.m. Monday morning. A security company noticed a drop in the air pressure of the structure, which houses five soccer fields.
"It's flat on the ground," said general manager Perry Logan. "It completely came down due to a bunch of ice and snow coming down and ripping a big hole on the one end."
The collapse happened around 3:30 a.m. Monday. (CBC) Logan said luckily no one was hurt, noting that children were playing soccer in the facility at 7000 48th St. S.E. until about 7 p.m. Sunday.
Engineers were at the site Monday afternoon.
Logan said the five-year-old structure was tested recently and has seen worse weather in the past.
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