Hartford Ct Civic Center Roof Collapse

Only six hours earlier five thousand people had been in the arena watching a basketball game.

Hartford ct civic center roof collapse.

18 1978 the roof fell in under the weight of snow and ice. On january 17 1978 the roof of the hartford civic center arena collapsed. On january 17 1978 a tuesday evening 4 746 basketball fans watched the uconn men s team upset umass 56 49 at the hartford civic center. No injuries were reported.

It collapsed into the arena below with a. The xl center originally known as the hartford civic center is a multi purpose arena and convention center located in downtown hartford connecticut owned by the city of hartford it is managed by the quasi public capital region development authority crda under a lease with the city and operated by spectra in december 2007 the center was renamed when the arena s naming rights were sold to. What are your memories of. At approximately 4 15 a m.

Civic center collapse hartford 1978 jeff dunshee sad city hartford on january 18 1978 at about 4 20 in the morning the hartford civic center roof collapsed. 18 1978 the roof fell in under the weight of snow and ice. Forty years ago on jan. Two guards and two maintenance men were reportedly in the hartford civic center but not under the coliseum roof when the collapse occurred at 4 15 a m.

About six hours later in the early morning of january 18 the roof of the sports coliseum collapsed onto 10 000 empty stadium seats. Hartford civic center roof collapsed 1978 in the early morning hours of jan. Dennis house takes a look back in. On january 18 1978 the civic center roof collapsed six hours after the university of connecticut defeated the university of massachusetts 56 49.

The arena roof was a 90 by 110 meter space frame levy and salvadori 1992 kaminetzky 1991 feld and carper 1997. 18 1978 the roof of the hartford civic center collapsed just hours after a college basketball double header.