Bowling-Alley Roof Collapses In Auburn

THE ROOF FELL IN LAST NIGHT AT PERSON LANES, A BOWLING ALLEY ON HOWARD ROAD IN AUBURN. THE ROOF'S CENTER PORTION - A CHUNK ABOUT 80 BY 90 FEET - CAVED IN SHORTLY AFTER 7:30 P.M. THERE WAS ENOUGH WARNING THAT ALL EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT SAFELY. INVESTIGATORS FOUND A STRONG SMELL OF NATURAL GAS INSIDE THE BUILDING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE WASN'T KNOWN. THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE ESTIMATE OF DAMAGE. POLICE AND FIRE UNITS CORDONED OFF THE

BUILDING.