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Seven minutes elapsed between the initial rumblings and the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside. But a security guard didn’t know how to activate the building’s warning system.

Miami Herald Lourdes Losada mourns the loss of her college roommate, Maria Teresa Rovirosa, who is still missing, at the memorial wall for the victims of the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside on Thursday, July 8, 2021. ‘She was just a great person. ... She would take what she had and give it to everybody,’ Losada said. The future and healing for the Surfside community. Did a murder and a mistaken identity lead to a wrongful conviction and life sentence? Plus, Miami’s 125th bir...

Another call came in 12 seconds later “...We’re calling in a fire alarm for a business.” There’s no evidence at this point of a fire or explosion prior to collapse. But Gabriel Nir, a survivor who lived on the first floor of the building just above the underground garage told NBC 6 he heard and felt what he called “the first collapse.” “The first collapse happened. Me and my mom, my sister went out first collapse,” Nir said. “We see the collapse happening on the pool side and ...

As condo crashed down, they escaped through smoke and ruin By KELLI KENNEDYJuly 3, 2021 GMT FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Alfredo Lopez and his wife Marian were asleep when the first thundering blast jolted them awake. Moments later, a second boom, much louder than the first, shook the bed on the sixth floor of their Miami apartment. Alfredo rushed to wake his 24-year-old son Michael, urging him to get dressed, before running to the balcony window. “All I could see was just white dust, very ...

Shouts for help heard moments after condo collapse, while others barely escaped By Megan Ziegler Shouts heard moments after Florida condo collapsed Shouts for help could be heard just moments after part of the Champlain Towers South building collapsed on June 24, 2021. Credit: David Araujo via Storyful SURFSIDE, Fla. - Footage taken moments after part of a condominium building collapsed in Surfside, Florida last month captured people shouting for help.  David Araujo began recording at the site...

Survivors of the collapse share the stories of how they escaped. Author: KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press Published: 12:00 AM CDT July 3, 2021 Updated: 12:00 AM CDT July 3, 2021 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla — Alfredo Lopez and his wife Marian were asleep when the first thundering blast jolted them awake. Moments later, a second boom, much louder than the first, shook their bed on the sixth floor of their Miami apartment. Alfredo rushed to wake his 24-yea...

As condo crashed down, they escaped through smoke and ruin KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6This Wednesday, June 23, 2021, photo provided by Albert Aguero shows him, his wife, Janette; 14-year-old daughter, Athena, and 22-year-old son, Justin Willis, vacationing in the Miami area from New Jersey. They all were able to escape the building collapse of Champlain Towers South the following day. “When I opened the staircase door and half the staircase was mis...

As condo crashed down, they escaped through smoke and ruin KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6This Wednesday, June 23, 2021, photo provided by Albert Aguero shows him, his wife, Janette; 14-year-old daughter, Athena, and 22-year-old son, Justin Willis, vacationing in the Miami area from New Jersey. They all were able to escape the building collapse of Champlain Towers South the following day. “When I opened the staircase door and half the staircase was mis...

Nation/World News Support Local News. Weve been with you throughout the pandemic, the vaccinations and the reopening of schools, businesses and communities. Theres never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. As condo crashed down, they escaped through smoke and ruin In this Sunday, June 27, 2021, image from video, Alfredo Lopez talks about how his family escaped from the Champl...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Collapse survivors escaped with their lives, but little else Dozens who fled the collapse of a condominium tower in South Florida escaped with their lives, but little else By RUSS BYNUM and KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press July 2, 2021, 4:59 PM • 4 min read The Associated Press FILE - In this June 30, 2021, file photo, light shines on the Champlain Towers South as search and rescue teams continue looking for surv...