Heavy snow was likely the cause of a roof collapse Thursday night in Wellsville.
A little before 4 p.m., a call was to emergency dispatch from the Rising Ridge Recovery Center, saying that a rood had collapsed in the facility’s pool area, according to Wellsville Fire Chief Jerald Leishman.
There also was a gas line break, he told The Herald Journal.
No injuries were reported in the incident. Leishman said the pool area had not been used for some time, but noted people were evacuated from the building.
“I think you can attribute it to the snow on the building,” he said. “There’s a lot of snow up there, and weight.”
He said the gas line was shut off on Thursday so it could be repaired. Firefighters secured the facility and a structural engineer evaluated the damage. There was concern about the north side of the building, Leishman said, but for the most part the structure seemed secure and expects the facility to reopen in the coming days.
“They’ve got people coming to start removing snow,” he said.
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