Arlington Heights salt storage structure collapses
The structure used to hold road salt for the village of Arlington Heights unexpectedly collapsed on Thursday.
No one was hurt when the roof caved in at the building, 222 N. Ridge Ave., around 3:45 p.m., officials said Friday.
The structure was built in 1983 and is used by the village to store salt for winter months.
"The most important thing is that nobody was injured in this collapse," said Public Works Director Scott Shirley in a statement. "This should have no impact on Snow and Ice Control Operations for the remainder of this year."
Debris is being cleaned up and the village received several additional shipments of salt on Friday.
The salt supply will be covered with tarps to protect it from the elements for the remainder of this season, he said.
In 2004, a new roof was installed on the dome, and the work also replaced most of the plywood decking. At that time there were no indications that the structural integrity of the building was in any way compromised.
On Wednesday morning, the structure began to bow in on the south side and was secured as "off limits" to personnel. The company that built the structure was contacted and was scheduled to perform an inspection next week.
The village is reviewing options for the replacement.