Roof of mall collapses in Duluth, MN

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Duluth had snowfall of 90.2 inches so far this year

Duluth’s Miller Hill mall’s roof collapsed after the city got over a foot of snow the days before. The mall is now temporarily closed, and it is currently unclear when it will re-open. This was not the first time that the mall’s roof has caved in.

The roof caved in when the crew was just trying to clear it off. The mall was evacuated right away.

The mall was not open when the roof fell through, so nobody besides the crew and some store employees. Once evacuated, everyone was counted.

Duluth Fire Cheif Shawn Krizaj was one of the few that was on the roof trying the clear it off. Once he heard popping noises coming from under his feet he got off the roof right away.