PHOTO GALLERY: Heavy snow cracks roof truss at Strawberry Hills Farm
February 26, 2013 | 4:54 p.m. CST
Heavy snow on a greenhouse roof cracked a roof truss Tuesday at Strawberry Hills Farm.
Heavy snow on the roof of Strawberry Hill Farms greenhouse caused a roof truss to collapse Tuesday in Columbia. Of the 23 greenhouses on the farm, 19 are currently in use.
| Breanne Bradley
Owner Steven Sapp of Strawberry Hill Farms adjusts the generator outside one of the farm's 23 greenhouses Tuesday. The farm lost power early Tuesday morning after the overnight snowstorm and had to use external generators to produce heat to keep plants alive.
| Breanne Bradley
A yellow bucket catches water from a ceiling leak in the greenhouses at Strawberry Hill Farms on Tuesday. After the power went out, workers had to buy two new generators for a total of four to maintain the climate control in the greenhouses.
| Breanne Bradley
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