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Heavy snow causes mall roof to collapse in Minnesota

2023-03-16 2 Dailymotion

The roof of a huge mall in Minnesota, USA, collapsed in on itself after heavy snowfall battered the state.<br /><br />Footage shows a pile of snow in the middle of an arcade in the Miller Hill Mall, in Duluth, on Tuesday (March 14).<br /><br />Scott Skar, manager of a local Barnes and Noble store, captured the moment as he was starting his shift around 9 am.<br /><br />Skar said: "The roof over the corridor just outside Barnes & Noble in the Miller Hill Mall collapsed right as we were opening. <br /><br />"It’s my understanding that no one was hurt, but the noise was incredible, as was the smell of gas. <br /><br />"We evacuated quickly, and won’t be open today for certain. <br /><br />"It was shocking to see an open sky & a snow pile just outside the door!"<br /><br />The mall was immediately closed to the public and the local fire department cordoned off the site and looked for trapped occupants.<br /><br />Eventually, all people who were inside the mall at the time were accounted for.<br /><br />No injuries were reported and the mall remains closed due to a gas leak caused by the damage.

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