Section of Palace Hotel Roof comes off in Storm Ali

Wed, 19 Sep 2018

Jason Moorhouse MHK posted this picture to his social media page

Several vehicles have been damaged after the roof of a Douglas hotel blew off in strong winds.

A partial section of the roof collapsed at the Palace Hotel earlier today as the Island was battered by Storm Ali.

A similar incident happened last October during a storm. No one was injured.

Jason Moorhouse MHK was at the Palace and witnessed the debris flying. He posted on Facebook "A gust of wind blew a massive section of the roof (asphalt) into the middle of the car park...A sudden and massive bang. I had been stood there 5 minutes earlier in a dust storm..."