Too much snow – Gym roof at Montana State U collapses

The flat roof of the South Gym at Montana State University’s PE complex collapsed early Thursday.

A photo in the Post-Register shows the entire roof caved in along with parts of the cinder-block walls. Rebar that connected the walls to the roof now droops toward the center of the gym.

“We’re immensely grateful no one was hurt,” said Michael Becker, MSU spokesman.

Why the roof collapsed is not yet known, Becker said. Bozeman has received terrific amounts of snow in recent weeks.

(Why the roof collapsed seems quite obvious to me.)

https://www.postregister.com/news/regional/roof-collapses-at-montana-state-university-gym/article_ec51e78a-c1e9-513a-8646-68d4295eda37.html

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March 8, 2019 at 09:51PM

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