MI Mall Roof Collapses Due To Heavy Snow

MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP, MI — The roof of a northern Michigan mall collapsed due to heavy snow, significantly damaging one building earlier this week, WLUC reports.

Bargain Barn, located at Westwood Mall in Marquette, posted photos to Facebook showing a partially collapsed roof with debris and snow scattered in the store.

The store also said other businesses at the mall were damaged, "not totaled," and were not able to open.

A GoFundMe page was created to help support the small business.

"Unfortunately, the Westwood Mall’s roof collapsed on the evening of February 24th, completely burying James and Autumn’s entire store. Everything they worked so hard for is gone and buried under the snow," the page reads.

The page added that there were no injuries.

The Marquette area has received 42.8 inches of snow in February and the snow depth for the season was 47 inches on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

It was unclear when the mall would reopen.