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Roof collapses at Chantilly school

Catholic Herald Staff Report

Tom Gadell, St. Timothy facilities manager, opens the door to inspect damage to the music room from the roof collapse.

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The roof of a wing of St. Timothy School collapsed during the snowstorm of Jan. 22-23.

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The snowstorm damaged the roof of St. Timothy School in Chantilly.

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The blizzard that shut down the Washington area last weekend
caused part of the roof to collapse above the music room at
St. Timothy School in Chantilly.

According to J. Reid Herlihy, director of the diocesan office
of planning, construction and facilities, wind blew the snow
over the peak of the roof on one side causing the collapse.

Herlihy, who visited the site Jan. 25, said that a structural
engineer was sent out to report on the damage and determine a
reason for the collapse.

Herlihy also said that the parish called in John D. Clayborne
Inc., a general contractor, to run temporary power to the
affected area and to help assess the damage.

The school has been closed all week because of the storm.

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