Fort Loudon Marina marks
second dock collapse after heavy snowfall in East Tennessee
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (WVLT) - Fort Loudon Marina is now the second marina to see a dock collapse after East Tennessee saw heavy snowfall early this week.
The Lenoir
City Fire Department, Loudon County Marine Rescue and Tennessee
Wildlife Resources Agency all responded to the collapse to
conduct evacuations, LCFD officials said. No one was injured.
“Please do not come to the marina
to look. Roads are treacherous and this is a dangerous
situation,” Lenoir City mayor Tony Aikens said. “Please allow
emergency personnel to do their work.”
Sun Life’s Concord Marina also
saw a collapse due to snow. People are still not allowed near
the dock at Concord.
Officials are asking people to
avoid the area while crews work the collapse.
No
injuries after roof collapse at Fort Loudon
Marina
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (WATE) — The roof of a marina dock has collapsed in Lenoir City, according to a release from the Lenoir City Fire Department.
The
fire department released that it was on the
scene of a structural collapse at the
Dockominium at Fort Loudon Marina.
No injuries were reported. Evacuations were were completed before the collapse with assistance by Loudon County Marine Rescue and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
Photos and video of the
dock show the roof laying across the top
of the boats beneath it. A thick sheet
of snow is also visible across the roof.
In Knox County, the Sun Life
Marina – Concord also suffered a collapse of
a metal roof structure. No injuries were
reported, according to a post shared on
social media by management.
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