King Dome Roof Collapse

The kingdome s roof had been problematic from the beginning.

King dome roof collapse.

Leaks were discovered in the roof two months before the stadium opened and several attempts at repairs made the situation worse and or had to be undone. In 1993 the county decided to strip off the outer roof coating and replace it with a special coating. In the last 50 years publications near and far have spent gallons of ink. Or were you worried the dome roof would collapse during the last day of the 1966 houston livestock show and rodeo.

Seattle seattle s iconic kingdome was demolished in a controlled implosion march 26 2000. At the time of its implosion king county residents still owed 26 million on the stadium and its repairs. The mariners hit the road after the incident unable to play at home while crews scrambled to repair the damaged. Kingdome investigation continues two crane experts arrived friday to assist king county police in investigating a kingdome crane accident that dropped two workers 250 feet to their death.

Back in 1994 just hours before a game the kingdome roof tiles began falling.