Heavy snow leads to building collapses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several buildings around the Mid-Atlantic region have collapsed under the weight of heavy, wet snow built up on roofs.
D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Pete Piringer says firefighters responded to at least a half dozen collapses around the city Saturday including a small church that collapsed after a tree fell on its roof.
The Archdiocese of Washington says the roof of St. John School in Hollywood, Md., collapsed destroying six classrooms, the computer lab, library and offices.
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