I can't figure why anybody lets that happen. No excuse unless the owner is out-of-state and had nobody to check on roof loads. Or, disabled and broke with nobody to help out? I hope insurance isn't covering all these types of failures, becasue it just raises the rates of others who take some precautions.
I tend to build all my new buildings with 120 pound load-capacity (twice the code requirement). But even so, when we're supposed to get a lot of snow, or I'm away somewhere, I stick a few support poles up, inside my buildings, just as added insurance.
Heavy snow is no secret around here. And if someone owns a building with inadequate rafters, that's no secret either.
The people I DO feel sorry for, are the ones that hire contractors, build everything to minimum code, and then get a surprise collapse. Some people seem to think that adhering to minimum code mades them safe - which is rediculous.
Last year some city people decided to go into the "indoor horse arena" business. They had a huge barn and stable complex built. It was completed in Novemeber and came crashing down in January. All built to minimum code.
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