Ny Sports Complex Collapse
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of a sports complex in the upstate New York city of Binghamton says he plans to rebuild after its air-supported dome collapsed under this week’s record-breaking snowfall.
No one was injured when one of the state’s largest indoor sports complexes collapsed Thursday under 40 inches of snow that blanketed Broome County.
The interior of Adirondack Sports Complex is seen after it collapsed in February 2011. The owners of the facility have settled a federal lawsuit against the. Greater Binghamton Sports Complex Collapses Due to Snow Storm. FOX 40 News WICZ TV 12-17. In the middle of Wednesday nights snowfall, one of the state's largest indoor sports complex's played victim to the area's high accumulation of snow.
New York Sports Complex Collapse
The Greater Binghamton Sports Complex, one of the state's largest indoor sports complexes, collapsed after 40 inches of snow fell in Broome County Wednesday into Thursday. Owner Bahij Kashou said nobody was hurt when the dome collapsed, and he is meeting with his insurance company representatives to determine the fate of the 125,000-square-foot complex. The Greater Binghamton Sports Complex in the Town of Union, one of the state's largest indoor sports complexes, collapsed after 40 inches of snow fell in Broome County Wednesday into Thursday.
Owner Bahij Kashou told the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin he was meeting with his insurance company representatives to determine the fate of the 125,000-square-foot complex.
The Kashou family plans to rebuild but needs $120,000 before insurance kicks in, Renee Kashou, the complex’s director of marketing and sales, told Spectrum News.
An online fundraiser has generated more than $11,000 in donations to help rebuild as of Saturday.
“We’ve received an overwhelming amount of support from the community thank goodness,” Renee Kashou said. “Binghamton has the biggest and best heart honestly.”
Built in 2005, the complex is known for its full-size soccer field but has hosted many types of other sporting events, including women's tackle football. It also contains a restaurant, cafeteria and party room.
The owners estimated about 15,000 people go through the complex every week.
Ny Sports Complex Collapse
The owner of a sports complex in the upstate New York city of Binghamton says he plans to rebuild after its air-supported dome collapsed under this week’s record-breaking snowfall.
No one was injured when one of the state’s largest indoor sports complexes collapsed under 40 inches of snow that blanketed Broome County.
Owner Bahij Kashou told the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin he was meeting with his insurance company representatives to determine the fate of the 125,000-square-foot complex.
The Kashou family plans to rebuild but needs $120,000 before insurance kicks in, Renee Kashou, the complex’s director of marketing and sales, told Spectrum News.
An online fundraiser has generated more than $11,000 in donations to help rebuild as of Saturday.
“We’ve received an overwhelming amount of support from the community thank goodness,” Renee Kashou said. “Binghamton has the biggest and best heart honestly.”
Built in 2005, the complex is known for its full-size soccer field but has hosted many types of other sporting events, including women’s tackle football. It also contains a restaurant, cafeteria and party room.
The owners estimated about 15,000 people go through the complex every week.
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