Snow Buildup Collapses Roof, Triggers Fire at Axiom Facility

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The 23-em-ployee crew on duty at Axiom Impressions could tell that something was wrong with their building early Feb. 21. Fortunately, they were all able to escape before the roof collapsed, triggering a fire that decimated the 100,000-square-foot facility here, The Tennessean reported. An 8" to 10" layer of ice and snow, coupled with saturation and extreme cold temperatures, were blamed for triggering the collapse before 9 a.m. The anchor of electrical wires, leaking natural gas lines and broken pipes led to the fire, according to the newspaper.