Southland Stadium Roof Collapse

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Southland stadium roof collapse.

Heavy snowfall has caused the roof of invercargill s stadium to collapse. Southland stadium roof collapse 2010 on 18 september 2010 the roof above the community courts at stadium southland collapsed under snow load. Stadium southland which houses an indoor cycling velodrome lost its roof and suffered significant damage this morning. There were no injuries or loss of life.

Overview the roof of the stadium southland building collapsed at around noon on 18 september 2010 following a heavy fall of snow in the area. Local decorating homewares store wrens on yarrow street also suffered a roof collapse under the weight of snow. Today on 18th september 2010 a major dumping of snow arrived overnight causing stadium southland s roof to collapse and cave in. There were no injuries or loss of life.

2 the cost of repairs is likely to run into millions of dollars 3 with events as far as two years in the future needing to be cancelled. Most of the roof over. A replacement stadium opened in february 2014 with a capacity of 4019 and retractable seating. The roof on stadium southland in invercargill collapsed under the weight of snow in 2010.

Heavy snowfall construction defects and design problems contributed to the collapse of the stadium southland roof on september 18 2010 a report has found. Cranes and diggers have been brought in to clear debris so the situation can be assessed but millions of dollars of damage has been caused to the 2000 seat stadium southland. At about 11 25 am on 18 september 2010 the roof on the stadium collapsed following a heavy snowfall. The stadium has been repaired at significant cost funded predominantly by insurance proceeds but also by local councils and the community.