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Just hours after the harrowing partial collapse of a beachfront condominium in nearby Surfside, Key Biscayne emergency personnel are on standby alert and the island community is reaching out to
Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett confirmed that at least one person had died. The building is literally pancaked,” Burkett said. “That is heartbreaking because it doesn’t mean to me that we are going to be as successful as we wanted to be in finding people alive.”
Piles of rubble and debris surrounded the area just outside the building, and cars up to two blocks away were coated with with a light layer of dust from the debris.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue teams scrambled to find residents who may have been trapped under the rubble of the condominium. The American Red Cross set up a reunification site for family and friends near the site of the partial building collapse.
At least 99 people are unaccounted for after a building partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida. At least one person was killed and at least 11 were injured. The Miami-Dade mayor said at least 102 people have been accounted for as rescue efforts continue.