ARLINGTON, Texas — Falling ice and snow from the roof of Super Bowl venue Cowboys Stadium left at least six people injured on Friday, officials said.
Crews responded to a series of injury calls after the ice started falling to the ground in chunks Friday afternoon, according to the Arlington Fire department, which said six people were taken to hospital.
The two most seriously injured were listed in a stable condition, the department said. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said as many as seven people may have been injured, including one who suffered a possible concussion and another a shoulder injury.
All stadium entrances, except for a truck tunnel, were closed after the ice and snow began falling from the roof.
"The likelihood is they'll have to get somebody up there to get the snow off as soon as possible," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said. "They likely will be doing that in the next 24 hours."
The National Weather Service had issued a winter storm warning Friday for Arlington, home of the $1.3 billion Cowboys Stadium where the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers will play this weekend for the NFL title.
Forecasters expect a mostly sunny Super Bowl Sunday with highs in the 40s, and organizers said last week that the stadium's retractable roof will be closed.
The latest bout of unusual cold and snow hit a city still struggling to recover from Tuesday's ice storm, part of a massive system that paralyzed a large swath of the country with blizzards, thundersnow and bone-chilling temperatures this week.
The snow caused about 380 inbound flights to be canceled at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport by Friday afternoon, and it shut down commercial flights at the smaller Dallas Love Field for several hours. (AP)