Crime & Safety
Families Evacuated After Roofs Collapse
Hundreds of residents affected by snow weight incident.
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About 215 families were evacuated after two roofs collapsed in the Patriots Park apartment complex, according to Seacoastonline.com.
Fire and rescue teams were called to the first building around 1 a.m. on Feb. 15, after a tenant reported that snow was coming in. When they arrived, they found that part of the roof in one of the buildings had collapsed due to snow. At around 10 a.m., a second roof collapsed in another building, according to the report.
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