Snow-covered canopy collapses at Des Plaines gas station
By STMW NEWS
Des Plaines gas station collapsed under the weight of snow early Monday as an
inch of snow fell on parts of the Chicago area.
No one was under the structure when it fell about 12:30 a.m. at a 7-Eleven in the 2500 block of Ballard Road, according to Des Plaines Deputy Fire Chief Pete Dyer.
The owner of the business told investigators he heard a loud noise and then saw the collapse, Dyer said in an emailed statement.
The power to the fuel pumps was shut off until the debris is cleared and equipment inspected, he said. The Des Plaines Building Department and Fire Prevention Bureau were investigating the collapse.