Vikings Stadium Roof Incident

The vikings played their first pre season game at u s.

Vikings stadium roof incident.

The minneapolis plan was for a fixed roof stadium costing an estimated 895 million. It was tied for the longest play in nfl history. After hennepin county stopped their pursuit of a vikings stadium the city of minneapolis submitted a plan for a vikings stadium at the downtown metrodome site. The home opener of the regular season was in week two against the green bay packers on september 18 a 17 14 victory.

Vikings kick returner cordarrelle patterson returned the opening kickoff 109 yards for a touchdown against the packers. One thing the new roof won t do according to everyone. Minneapolis a construction worker plunged about 50 feet to his death at the minnesota vikings new stadium site. On december 12 2010 the much maligned metrodome finally gave out.

One is currently in the hospital in. On wednesday morning at approximately 7 45 a m. Bank stadium on august 28. The vikings stadium is currently under construction and expected to be.

Minneapolis a construction worker at the minnesota vikings new stadium died after a 50 foot fall wednesday morning while doing roofing work. That roof was held up mostly by. There was an incident involving two employees of berwald roofing working on the new u s. After nearly a foot and a half of snow accumulated on top of the home of the nfl s minnesota vikings the roof caved in.

For all it s glory though the metrodome had plenty of issues. It is the first fixed roof stadium built in the nfl since ford field in detroit which opened in 2002. The roof which was made of fiberglass and fabric was supported by air pressure. The metrodome s fiberglass roof infamously caved under the heft of deep snow in december 2010.

Scaffolding on the edge of the stadium was blown off by strong gusts in late march. No one was injured in that incident.