Pontiac Dome Roof Collapse

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Pontiac dome roof collapse.

The pontiac silverdome roof collapsed yesterday under the weight of snow accumulated during an overnight storm forcing stadium employes and three detroit lions football players to run for cover. Get 1 day walmart shipping. Heavy wet snow accumulated on the southwest corner of the dome and depressed the fabric panels low enough so that the fabric came in contact with a steel lighting catwalk that was positioned just below the inner lip of the roof s ring beam. The 1985 repairs were necessitated by a collapse of the original 1975 roof around noon est on march 4 1985.

The wooden basketball floor was heavily damaged. The roof had to be restored and improved at a cost of 8 5 million. The teflon coated fiberglass roof of the pontiac silverdome accomplished all that in a monumental collapse last month. Two of the dome s triangle shaped panels were damaged and workers were still assessing the situation metropolitan sports facilities commission executive director bill lester said sunday.