Surfside building collapse latest: Search effort pauses for demolition prep
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Replay Video UP NEXT The death toll at the 12-story residential building that partially collapsed in South Florida s Miami-Dade County last week has risen to 24, leaving 121 unaccounted for, as search and rescue efforts paused amid preparations to demolish the remaining structure, officials said Saturday. The partial collapse occurred around 1:15 a.m. on June 24 at the Champlain Towers South condominium in the small, beachside town of Surfside, about 6 miles north of Miami Beach. Approximately 55 of the oceanfront complex s 136 units were destroyed, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Raide Jadallah. Since then, hundreds of first responders have been carefully combing through the debris in hopes of finding survivors.
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July 3, 2021 5:09 pm
The death toll of the 12-story residential building that partially collapsed in South Florida’s Miami-Dade County last week has risen to 24, leaving 124 unaccounted for, officials said Saturday morning.
The partial collapse occurred around 1:15 a.m. on June 24 at the Champlain Towers South condominium in the small, beachside town of Surfside, about 6 miles north of Miami Beach. Approximately 55 of the oceanfront complex’s 136 units were destroyed, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Raide Jadallah. Since then, hundreds of first responders have been carefully combing through the debris in hopes of finding survivors.
Search and rescue efforts at collapsed Surfside condo paused for demolition preparation By: CNN
By Jason Hanna, Dakin Andone and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) Search and rescue efforts at the partially collapsed South Florida condo will temporarily pause as officials prepare for the demolition of the building s remaining units, officials said Saturday.
The search and rescue operation paused at 4 p.m., Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a news conference Saturday evening. Officials are waiting on instructions from the engineers who are inspecting the site and will resume search and rescue when they are cleared to do so.
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The city of North Miami Beach on Friday ordered the 156-unit Crestview Towers Condominium, located at 2025 NE 164th St., to be closed immediately and the evacuation of all residents.
After the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava ordered an audit of buildings that were 40 years old and older.
A recertification report dated Jan. 11 showed that an engineer working for the Crestview Tower condominium deemed the property unsafe. The engineer s report outlined unsafe electrical and structural conditions, including cracked columns and beams, at the building completed in 1972.
Gladys Maldonado, a member of the Crestview Tower condo board, told NBC 6 that the board has actively been working on the recertification process. She said that the COVID-19 pandemic complicated repair efforts.