Olympic Stadium Roof Collapses

Built in the mid 1970s as the main venue for the 1976 summer olympics it is nicknamed the big o a reference to both its name and to the doughnut shape of the permanent component of the stadium s roof.

Olympic stadium roof collapses.

Thirty years after its initial construction the stadium s 541 foot tower has been revamped both inside and out as it hosts new offices for desjardins accèsd. It happened monday afternoon as workers prepared for an automotive show at. Stade olympique is a multi purpose stadium in montreal canada located at olympic park in the hochelaga maisonneuve district of the city. In 1991 a 55 ton concrete beam crashed to the ground inside the stadium and in 2012 a large concrete panel collapsed in the parking garage.

Montreal s iconic olympic stadium is sporting a new look. An agency that oversees montreal s olympic stadium says parts of the new roof planned for the cavernous facility could be removable. From falling concrete to shredded roof a timeline of the olympic stadium s struggles the quebec government has committed to a new 250 million roof by 2023. Work has begun to install a new roof on the olympic stadium as part of a 190m transformation of the east london venue.

No one was hurt in either incident. The stadium s roof which was originally meant to be retractable and was for a brief period in the 80s has collapsed several times. Chunks have fallen out of the walls ceilings and even off the giant tower over top of the building. The stadium and its roof have had a.

Drone footage posted online by the fontanka media agency shows a worker standing atop the st. Petersburg turned into a terrifying scene after the structure collapsed with workers still on it. Five people suffered minor injuries when part of the roof of montreal s olympic stadium has collapsed under heavy snow. At twice the size.

Media caption up above the stadium s new roof structure. A demolition worker died friday when the roof of a russian sports stadium collapsed authorities said.