Just a few weeks after a roof collapsed in Morgan County due to heavy snow, a neighboring home also caved in for the same reason.
The Mountain Green Fire Protection District said the home, located on Sierra Drive in the Highlands Subdivision, collapsed Thursday night due to the weight of snow sitting on the roof.
"I heard a boom and then it came down so fast," said homeowner Mitchell Malan.
Malan said he was watching television just before 9:30 p.m. when the roof collapsed.
"I couldn't even get out of my recliner to run outside because it sounded like the whole house was gonna cave in," he remembered.
Specifically, the garage roof "totally collapsed," officials reported, "damaging the rest of the home."
Malan was able to escape without any injuries, however, the home is now uninhabitable.
"My first thought, and then I could smell gas, So I thought, well, I better get out of here," he said.
Because of the collapse, the natural gas line was cut and fire crews had to use snow shoes to assess the damage and control the leak.
The snow shoes are a new purchase for the fire department this season. The first time that equipment was used was less than three weeks ago when the exact same situation happened.
In the early morning hours of March 12, multiple feet of snow also accumulated on a garage roof and caused it to cave in.
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That home is located across the street from the home that recently collapsed, officials report. In that instance, the family was also able to safely escape.
The record amount of snow in Utah this season has made an impact.
"With this extraordinary amount of snow, we have had several sheds collapse," said Chief Brian Brendel with the Mountain Green Fire Protection District. "We've also had freestanding garages collapse and then we've also had reports of many, many issues with, the structural integrity of the homes."
Brendel urges homeowners in the area to vigilant and remove as much snow from their roofs while they still can.
"Bottom line is you need to get that stuff off the roof before we get all of the spring rains that we're probably going to have here soon, that will add to the weight of the roof," Brendel explained.
At the time of the initial collapse, the fire chief told FOX 13 News that they were reminding residents to safely clear snow off of roofs in order to help prevent future collapses from happening.
