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Partial roof collapse at Duluth mall

DULTUH, Minn. (KVRR) — A roof partially collapses at Miller Hill Mall in Duluth. It was reported around 9 a.m. near Applebee’s in the mall. Crews are still trying to determine what caused this to happen. The mall’s general manager says that workers on the roof attempted to remove snow from areas, but they had not yet gotten to that…

Heavy Snow Causes Roof Collapse In Jamestown

Everything inside Electronic Doctors is considered a total loss.  

JAMESTOWN, ND (NEWSDAKOTA) – A roof collapsed on a business building in Jamestown Thursday night. The roof of the building at 210 Business Loop W fell in after heavy snowfall causes stress that proved to be too much for the structure. Everything inside Electronic Doctors is considered a total loss. The building also includes the Jamestown Salvation Army Thrift Store,…

Fargo Firefighters Respond to Roof Collapse

Firefighters used roof rakes to scrape the remaining snow off the roof to prevent additional damage from the collapse.

FARGO, N.D.(KFGO) – The roof load of heavy wet snowfall of this storm, added to previous snowfall caused a roof collapse on a porch addition at the rear of a home at 305 24th Avenue North in Fargo responded to the call around 9 a.m. Sunday. Fire Department Battalion Chief Joe Mangin said as firefighters arrived, there was a deep…

Crews Respond To Roof Collapse at Red River Valley Fairgrounds

WEST FARGO, N.D. – A storage building at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds with 30 cars inside collapses. Firefighters say heavy snow caused the south side of the building to cave in around 5:00 PM Friday. No one was inside at the time of the collapse. Firefighters say the building is a total loss. “There’s a lot of cars that are…

Firefighters Respond to Garage Roof Collapse in Moorhead

Moorhead Fire responded to the collapse around 6:45 Thursday morning

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Between businesses, churches, and homes, heavy snow is causing roofs to collapse across the F-M area. Moorhead Fire Department responded to 505 5th Street South in Moorhead at around 6:45 Thursday morning for a garage roof collapse. The roof of the detached garage fell on to the structure. Fortunately, there were no injuries. Categories: Local News Tags:…

High Winds Cause Roof Collapse in West Fargo, Two Escape Injury

The same building had a partial roof collapse on Sunday.

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Emergency crews rush to a roof collapse at a building on Main Avenue with two people inside. Just before 3:00 P.M. Thursday the West Fargo fire department responded to a call at RJ Corman on the 22oo block of Main Avenue East about a roof collapse that left two people trapped inside. Thankfully, both were able…

Crews Work to Fix Overnight Roof Collapse at Fargo’s Centennial Elementary

A portion of the building's roof collapsed after 8:30 Tuesday evening because of heavy amounts of snow

FARGO, N.D. – Spring break couldn’t have come at a better time for Centennial Elementary. A portion of the building’s roof collapsed after 8:30 Tuesday evening because of heavy amounts of snow. The school knew about the weak portion of the roof on Monday and tried to relieve the weight. “Yesterday we had probably 12 of our men and women…

Snow Causes Roof Collapse at Fargo Grade School

Fargo firefighters were also on scene at Courts Plus on South University Drive around 3:30 a.m.

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – There was a partial roof collapse at Centennial Elementary School in south Fargo. Fire Department Captain Mike Hendrickson tells KFGO News crews responded to a fire alarm around 10 p.m. Tuesday. Firefighters were met by staff who said they had discovered a section of the roof had been structurally compromised earlier from the heavy snow load…

Heavy Snow Causes Partial Roof Collapse at RJ Corman Railroad Services

More than a dozen people were inside but there were no injuries

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Shortly after 3:00, West Fargo crews responded to a partial roof collapse at RJ Corman, a railroad service company. West Fargo Fire Chief Dan Fuller says the weight of the snow is what caused the collapse. More than a dozen people had been working inside the building but no one was injured. Fire crews had to shut…