roof collapse
Ceiling caves in
A roof collapse is the structural failure of a roof, causing it to fall inward.
The term applies to buildings, mines, caves, and other covered structures.
Roof collapses result from overloading (often snow accumulation), material degradation, design flaws, or external damage: Three workers were trapped in the roof collapse.
The phrase functions as both noun and modifier: roof collapse victims, roof collapse insurance claims.
- cave-inUnderground passage collapse
- caved inCollapsed or capitulated
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- falling debrisObjects dropping from height
- rubbleBroken building fragments
crash · structural · structural damage · failure · load bearing · beam · timbers · crushing · trapped · search and rescue · first responders · weight · heavy snow · snow · avalanche · caving · rafters · trusses
- collapsecave in, cave-in, fall in, give way, crumble
- collapsesstructural failure, cave-in, dam failure, crumbling, buckling
- property insurancehome insurance, renters insurance, building insurance, fire insurance, flood insurance
- structural loadssnow load, dead load, live load, load capacity, design load
- weather damagestorm damage, wind damage, hail damage, flood damage, tornado damage
- winter coldsnowstorm, snow, cold front, ice, arctic air