BESSEMER CITY, N.C. — The weight of the heavy snow and sleet mix is being blamed for sending the roof of a horse-riding arena crashing to the ground in Gaston County.
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Three horses were killed Monday in the roof collapse.
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Eyewitness News reporter Ken Lemon saw the damage from the Sunnyside Arena on Tryon Courthouse Road in Bessemer City and in the video at the top of this web page, he spoke with someone who heard the collapse.
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