Petrol station canopy collapses under weight of snow

A security camera in China has captured the dramatic moment the canopy of a petrol station collapsed due to the build up of snow.

The footage, filmed in Huainan City in eastern Anhui Province on January 4, shows the huge canopy suddenly fall onto the petrol pumps, followed by a shower of sparks.

According to local news, no one was injured and the incident was being investigated.