The pontiac silverdome roof collapsed yesterday under the weight of snow accumulated during an overnight storm forcing stadium employes and three detroit lions football players to run for cover.
Silverdome roof gone.
The stadium that was once home to the detroit lions failed.
They also say they expected tearing to happen.
The roof of the pontiac silverdome collapsed monday under the weight of an overnight snowfall sending three detroit lions players james jones gary danielson and eric hipple.
Afterwards in october 2015 it was announced that the silverdome would be demolished in the spring of 2016 and the area would be part of an oakland county mixed use development.
Yeah that s gone now.
Wxyz tv which shot the above photo reports that silverdome officials say that since they let the air out the roof has been tearing because of the wind and snow.
Buried under tons of icy slush and whipped past the breaking point by.
But it s still standing.
Silverdome implosion in detroit michigan.
Indeed just six months after strong winds and snow fatally damaged the silverdome s inflatable roof in january 2013 the city of detroit filed for chapter 9 bankruptcy after reported debts of.
The teflon coated fiberglass roof of the pontiac silverdome accomplished all that in a monumental collapse last month.