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Bystanders tend to a person injured by falling ice off of Cowboys Stadium, the site of NFL football Super Bowl XLV Feb. 4, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. An official said that 5 people were hurt, 1 critically, by ice falling off the roof. (AP Photo/Doug McCracken)
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Cowboys Stadium and the surrounding area are blanketed by snow and ice, Friday, Feb, 4, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. Seven people were injured, one of critically, when ice fell from the roof of Cowboys Stadium, authorities said. The Green Bay Packers meet the Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL football's Super Bowl XLV on Sunday in Arlington. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Louis DeLuca)

February 4, 2011

By SCHUYLER DIXON Associated Press Fri Feb 04, 2011, 05:15 PM CST

McALESTER — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Hard ice and heavy snow slid off Cowboys Stadium's domed roof Friday, leaving at least six people injured after another blast of winter slammed North Texas, officials said.

Crews responded to a series of injury calls at the Super Bowl venue after the ice started falling to ground in chunks Friday afternoon, according to the Arlington Fire department, which said six people were taken to hospitals.

The two most seriously injured were listed in 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 with 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."

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