Tesco shop roof collapses in Scunthorpe under weight of snow

The weight of the snow forced the canopy part of the roof to collapse. The canopy housed products such as Christmas trees.

Customers were inside the store when the roof collapsed, but the store has now been evacuated and no customers or staff were hurt.

Tesco expects to reopen the store later this evening.

A Tesco spokesman said: “The canopy roof at the front of the store has collapsed due to the weight of snow. Thankfully no customers or staff were harmed. We have evacuated the store and are working hard to get the problem fixed as soon as possible.”