Friday, June 1, 2012

BREAKING: Robert Morris Golf Dome Collapses

((HT: CBSPittsburgh/KDKA-TV))

The golf dome at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center collapsed on Neville Island, Pennsylvania. There were about 10 people inside the dome when it started to deflate, including staff and people using the course.

Here's coverage from the Dome at Robert Morris...


The folks at RMU are investigating the actual cause of the deflation, but eyewitnesses say the roof collapsed in a minute's time. The heavy weather in the area caused the structural braces and air pressure drop - a mini-microburst seems to have created the critical event...

More when we know more...

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