The domed roof of B.C. Place Stadium collapsed with a loud bang in Vancouver on Friday afternoon, leaving the torn fabric hanging over the landmark facility.Two City of Vancouver workers told CBC News that there appeared to have been a hole in the inflated roof of the building that is to host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics. They said they heard some flapping of the Teflon-coated fabric, followed by what sounded like an explosion. They said they believe the whole internal roof support structure may be gone.
A CBC listener who lives in the Citygate condos near the stadium told CBC Radio he could see a 10-metre tear in the roof, which now looks like a "reverse dome." Trevor, a part-time worker in the stadium, said he was inside the facility when he noticed that the roof was sagging and was warning other workers about the possible danger when "huge gusts of wind caught the slack in the roof, and it was an intense sound."
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