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>> a pancake effect. almost symmetrical in vertical causing the structure to come straight down instead of collapsing sideways or in any other trajectory meaning whatever caused it, which is unknown at this point, would have caused this structure to have a clean veticcal collapse of those towers. >> reporter: while engineers continue to speculate from afar in reality, the answer lies like the victims trapped under rubble. the 40-year-old structure was due for massive repairs. an alarming 2018 st...

Assessments are surfacing, detailing previously known cracks in the concrete, standing water, roof damage at champlain towers south. >> reporter: as more lawsuits are being filed across south florida in the deadly collapse of the champlain towers south condominium, there is more evidence residents, engineers and the condo board knew their building was deteriorating. a letter emailed on april 9th just three months ago from the condominium association board president warned the observable damage s...

Structural slab below the pool deck and entrance drive. it led to a major assessment. $15 million to repair years of damage. >> there were leaks in the garage, there were cracks on the balconies. yes, you need the money to fix it, you know? but, unfortunately, it was ignored. >> reporter: he said he received the letter in april telling how the concrete was deteriorating. the roof had gotten so much worse, so extensive roof repairs needed to be incorporated. the letter was sent to homeowners to u...

Survey that exposed a lot of the deficiencies in this building. it said, quote, that there were structural -- major structural damage, that there was exposed and deteriorating rebar, that there was cracked concrete to columns and also that exposed rebar in the garage area and also issues with the pool deck. one of the main concerns, according to this report, was to the waterproofing of that area which according to the report was beyond its useful life. i want to quote from the report to give you...

Each more than 20 stories tall with 250 units in every building. inspectors show us the damage inside the parking garage right under the pool deck. a lay out similar. >> similar design. >> reporter: the pool water drained for this repair. there are columns and concrete floors cracking. rusted rebar and cables that support the kconcrete. they look at a support column that needs repair. >> when you look at this now given what happened, how dig a concern is this? >> its a big concern. >> why? >> it...

Department were told and why the building inspectors were there the day before it collapsed or anything on what may have fallen through the cracks on the local government instructions. steve: there were rules making it mandatory that buildings recertify after 40 years, it was approaching 40th anniversary and was undergoing the recertification process, some of the work was started on the roof. there was initial concerns that the roof-top construction may have led to the disaster but one theory am...

>> reporter: but while engineers ten to speculate from afar, in reality the answer lies like the vehicle tells trapped under rubble. the 40-year-old structure was due for massive repairs. an alarming 2018 inspection report warned of abundant cracking and several instances of deteriorating rebar especially on the pool deck and parking structure garage under the building. according to the report, failed waterproofing was causing major structural damage to the concrete structural slabs below the po...

Responsible for this. because my mom and my grandmother are now gone forever. ainsley: the two of them would come over to his house on saturday and pick up his son. you see his son there in the picture with his grandmother and great-grandmother this saturday ran into dads room daddy, when are they coming? he said i dont have the heart to tell him yet. steve: we heard him recounting things and talking a little bit about the pool deck. i have got a feeling we are going to hear about this pool deck...

The inspection that was done at the time of the garage level and the area under the pool? actually, we have a new document that cnn obtained about the condos can be recently. in october of 2020. look at this. quote, there is no water proofing layer over the garage and the driveway or any area except the pool deck and planters. this is exposed the garage to water intrusion for 40 years. where there is water proof, it has failed. water has gotten underneath and caused additional damage to the conc...

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