Monday, February 23, 2015

LOWE'S GARDEN CENTER ROOF COLLAPSES FROM WEIGHT OF SNOW IN FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS






FEBRUARY 23, 2015

FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

Framingham Firefighters responded to a report of a roof collapse at Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Route 30 in Framingham, Sunday night.

The Lowe’s garden center roof completely collapsed. 

Although the store was open, no one was injured. 

Framingham Patch readers said the area was roped off and closed to customers, earlier in the day. 

The incident at Lowe’s was the second collapse, the Framingham Fire department responded to on Sunday. There was a porch collapse earlier in the day on Irving Street.

The incident at the Framingham Lowe’s was the third incident at a Lowe’s in New England in a week. 

On Feb. 16, the roof of the garden center at the Seekonk Lowe’s collapsed.
Also over the weekend, the roof of the garden center at The Warwick, RI Lowe’s collapsed.

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SNOW, ICE CAUSE WARWICK LOWE’S ROOF TO COLLAPSE

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) 

The mounting weight of snow and ice took its toll on the Lowe’s home improvement store in Warwick early Sunday.

The roof of the Quaker Lane store’s garden center partially gave way overnight, collapsing into the center itself. Officials said the store was closed at the time, and no one was hurt.

Sunday’s collapse was the second at a Lowe’s garden center in recent days. The same thing happened at the Seekonk store on Feb. 16.

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GARDEN CENTER ROOF COLLAPSES AT SEEKONK LOWE’S

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

SEEKONK, MASS. (WPRI

The roof of the garden center at Lowe’s in Seekonk collapsed Monday afternoon, but fortunately no one was injured as a result.

The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow at about 3:15 at the store located at 1000 Fall River Avenue.

That part of the store was closed at the time of the collapse and no employees or customers were inside.

A spokesperson for Lowe’s says the collapse only affected the garden center, but the entire store remains closed while the building is inspected.

Seekonk Fire Chief Michael Healy said the incident caused minor water damage inside the store.

“A lot of damage to the actual structure and the products underneath it, there is also water damage inside the store. That will be an assessment for the store to take care of,” he said. “If it had been open and there were shoppers, wed’ be in a much more serious condition than it is right now.”

It was one of many similar incidents to happen in Southern New England this week.

It’s not known when the store will reopen.