Ten commercial roofs have collapsed this season under heavy snow, officials said.
The roof of an unoccupied building northeast of downtown Anchorage partially collapsed early Wednesday under a heavy snow load, according to the fire department.
The roof hadn’t been cleared and the weight of the snow likely contributed to the collapse, said Ross Noffsinger, the city’s acting head building official. The building’s age and the fact that it hadn’t been maintained and was abandoned may also have been factors, he said.two last weekend Anchorage structural inspector Thomas Green Jr. posts an “Unsafe” notice at an entry to a structure at 2116 North Post Road on February 7, 2024. The building is partially collapsed.
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