Minnesota Stadium Roof Collapse

Bank stadium in 2016.

Minnesota stadium roof collapse.

Husky stadium collapse in this incident from 1982 a part of the university of washington s husky stadium collapsed while under construction. One thing the new roof won t do according to everyone. Frigid air whipped through a desolate metrodome on monday as crews began inspecting the minnesota stadium s nearly three decades old roof after it collapsed under the weight of heavy snow that. The roof which was made of fiberglass and fabric was supported by air pressure.

After nearly a foot and a half of snow accumulated on top of the home of the nfl s minnesota vikings the roof caved in. The vikings played at the university of minnesota s tcf bank stadium for the 2014 and 2015 nfl seasons ahead of the planned opening of u s. The game will kickoff at 7 20. Everything was going as normal during the construction for the stadium expansion under a worker noticed a buckle in a key part of the support structure.

According to the christian science monitor the first collapse came in 1981 due to heavy snow. The teflon and fiberglass roof collapsing makes a ripping noise as air shoots into the stadium sending the roof plummeting toward the stadium seats. The metrodome s roof collapsed four times in the 1980s. On january 18 2014 the metrodome roof was deflated signaling the beginning of demolition work.

It collapsed four times in the 1980s and had to be re inflated despite being built in the same decade. The metrodome s roof went more than 20 years after without any issues. That roof was held up mostly by air. That is until 2010.

On december 12 2010 the much maligned metrodome finally gave out. The metrodome s fiberglass roof infamously caved under the heft of deep snow in december 2010.