Pa. rink's roof collapses during hockey tournament

[thecrow]

Source: AP

ROSTRAVER, Pa. (AP) - The roof of a skating rink partially collapsed while the ice was being resurfaced during a youth hockey tournament Sunday, and emergency crews used cadaver dogs to search through the rubble for anyone who might have been trapped.

Everyone who got out of the Rostraver Ice Garden was OK, but emergency officials didn't know how many people had been in the building and were searching the site, about 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

The director of operations for Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services said a 100-by-200-foot section of the roof fell Sunday afternoon.

"There are some people unaccounted for," Director Mike Stangroom said.

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[OneGrassRoot]

1. That's near my hometown....

it's where our high school hockey team plays. :(

[thecrow]

2. Was it because of the snow?

They said in the article that nobody knew why it collapsed... just a loud crack and then they could see the sky.
I hope nobody you know was in there.

[OneGrassRoot]

3. Yes, they're saying it's because of the snow....

With the last two weather fronts that came through in the last 7-10 days, they had approximately 30" of snow in that area. Many just got power again in the last two days.

Thanks...I hope no one got hurt as well.

:hi:

[JVS]

4. Yup. There's a picture of the building at the link

http://www.therostravericegarden.com/

Those kinds of roofs are bad with snow because it doesn't slide off like a peaked roof allows.

[Jennicut]

5. My high school auditorium caved in because of snow back in the early 90's.

But luckily we were on winter vacation so no one was hurt.