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Woman with NJ ties first death in Surfside, FL building collapse Published: June 27, 2021 Search & rescue crews work after the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 24 in Surfside, Florida (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) A 54-year-old woman with family ties to Middlesex County was the first of nine confirmed deaths in the harrowing high-rise collapse in Florida, as of Sunday morning. Stacie Dawn Fang died of her injuries at a local hospital after being pulled...

Victims of Florida condominium collapse remembered By Syndicated Content By Andy Sullivan and Linda So MIAMI (Reuters) – A couple married for nearly 60 years. A devoted father who spent his days on the baseball field with his young son. A mother whose teenage son was one of the few known survivors. As rescuers continue searching through the rubble for anyone still alive after a Florida condominium collapsed in the early hours of Thursday, killing at least nine, details are emer...

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have identified four of the nine people confirmed to have died after the collapse of a 12-story beachfront condominium in Florida. About 150 others remained missing Sunday as rescuers painstakingly searched through the rubble of the Champlain Towers South. The Associated Press has been reporting brief descriptions of the victims. The Miami-Dade Police Department said the dead include Stacie Dawn Fang, Manuel LaFont and Antonio and Gladys Lozano. The missing ...

By Associated Press Nationwide SHARE Authorities have identified four of the nine people confirmed to have died after the collapse of a 12-story beachfront condominium in Florida. About 150 others remained missing Sunday as rescuers painstakingly searched through the rubble of the Champlain Towers South. The Associated Press has been reporting brief descriptions of the victims. The Miami-Dade Po...

REVEALED: Developers of doomed Miami condo tower were accused of PAYING OFF officials to get permits as Miami urges inspections of all buildings taller than six stories and over 40 years old within 45 days Developers of the Miami tower that collapsed were previously accused by building rivals of paying off officials to get permits, according to a Washington Post  investigation The developers bypassed a construction moratorium in 1979 by agreeing to pick up half of the $400,000 sewer repair tab...

The Surfside condo disaster: Critical structural dangers were ignored The official death toll climbed to nine Sunday as the search for bodies and possible survivors continued amid the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, located on the Atlantic coast just north of Miami Beach. Eight bodies have been recovered and one person has died in hospital. Over 150 residents remain unaccounted for more than four days after a significant portion of the 40-year-old, 12-stor...

Stacy fang age 54. we know her 15-year-old son jonah handler was the boy pulled alive from the rubble in the moments after the collapse. also, antonio and gladys lozano and manuel lafont age 54. h he leaves behind two children. this list will grow. our hearts are with all the families that have lost loved ones. our deepest, deepest condolences to those families and to the loved ones know that we want those who have passed to rest in peace and as we say, may their memories be a blessing. thanks v...

Four of the five victims recovered from the collapse have been identified.

The search continues Saturday for survivors two days after a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed just north of Miami. Latest updates.

It remains unclear why the Florida condo collapsed. A variety of possibilities include sea-level rise and the corrosive effect of saltwater.