A New York Times article from January 19, 1978 reports on the collapse of a Connecticut civic center the previous day:

Under a heavy blanket of ice and snow, the huge flat roof of the two‐year‐old Hartford Civic Center's coliseum collapsed at 4:15 this morning, raining havoc on the $70 million convention and shopping complex that was meant to be the centerpiece of the city's resurgence.