As someone whose childhood winter chores included shoveling the roof, I have an intimate familiarity with the concept of the potential for roof collapse from the weight of excessive snow and ice. Winter storms this season have produced all-time record …
Authorities say four firefighters were injured when the roof of a converted garage collapsed during a fire in Compton. Compton Fire Battalion Chief Vincent Capelle said Sunday that more than a dozen firefighters were dispatched to the blaze at around …
Roofs began to creak and collapse under the weight as another storm Thursday added to epic snowfall in western New York state. The three-day snowfall total reached 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more in the Buffalo area. Some areas received …
Pine Bluff, Ark., police have rerouted an upcoming parade because of a partial roof collapse that happened earlier this summer. The Southeast Arkansas District Livestock and Rodeo Parade was rerouted after the partial collapse of the former Sahara Temple on …
Authorities say the roof of a privately run East Texas prison has collapsed, temporarily trapping dozens of inmates and injuring 20 – 10 of whom went to nearby hospitals. Texas prison system spokesman Jason Clark says wallboard fell from the …
Authorities say a condominium complex in western Michigan is among places hit hard by severe weather that moved through the state. Kentwood Mayor Stephen Kepley tells The Grand Rapids Press on Monday that some residents of Leisure Acres condominiums were …
A fire official says a blaze that destroyed a bowling alley in the coastal Georgia town of St. Marys is considered suspicious. St. Marys police detectives are trying to determine the cause of the Monday fire that destroyed the bowling …
Firefighters from at least seven departments responded to a blaze that’s destroyed a furniture store in Prairie du Chien, Wis. Slumberland Furniture at the Black Hawk Junction mall went up in flames Sunday night. Nearby businesses sustained smoke damage and …
A state police fire marshal says a fire that caused $350,000 damage to a northwestern Pennsylvania factory was accidental. The Bradford Era reports the fire at CamCo Diversified in St. Marys started shortly before 9 p.m. Friday when ashes from …
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, homes and roads in central New Zealand were damaged by a M6.5 earthquake on Friday, August 16, at 2:31 p.m. local time (2:31 a.m., UTC), but no serious injuries have been reported. The …