Florida officials pledge multiple probes into condo collapse
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SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) – Elected officials pledged Tuesday to conduct multiple investigations into the collapse of an oceanfront Florida condo tower, vowing to convene a grand jury and to look closely “at every possible angle” to prevent any other building from experiencing such a catastrophic failure.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she and her staff will meet with engineering, construction and geology experts, among others, to review building safety issues and develop recommendations “to ensure a tragedy like this will never, ever happen again.”
State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said she will pursue a grand jury investigation to examine factors and decisions that led to Thursday’s collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South in Surfside. Another victim was recovered Tuesday, bringing the confirmed death toll to 12, with 149 people unaccounted for.
Florida condo collapse: Prosecutors to pursue grand jury investigation
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine says she supports a grand jury probe into the Champlain Towers South collapse
Officials say prosecutors in Florida will pursue a grand jury investigation into the deadly collapse of an oceanfront condominium building.
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Elected officials pledged Tuesday to conduct multiple investigations into the collapse of an oceanfront Florida condo tower, vowing to convene a grand jury and to look closely at every possible angle to prevent any other building from experiencing such a catastrophic failure.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she and her staff will meet with engineering, construction and geology experts, among others, to review building safety issues and develop recommendations to ensure a tragedy like this will never, ever happen again.
Florida officials pledge multiple probes into condo collapse
By TERRY SPENCERJune 29, 2021 GMT
SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) Elected officials pledged Tuesday to conduct multiple investigations into the collapse of an oceanfront Florida condo tower, vowing to convene a grand jury and to look closely “at every possible angle” to prevent any other building from experiencing such a catastrophic failure.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she and her staff will meet with engineering, construction and geology experts, among others, to review building safety issues and develop recommendations “to ensure a tragedy like this will never, ever happen again.”
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Florida officials seek federal help with building collapse
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SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) – Florida officials said Tuesday that they have requested help from the federal government as they near the end of their sixth day searching the rubble of a collapsed Florida condo building.
Kevin Guthries of the Florida Division of Emergency Management said his agency had requested an additional search and rescue team from the federal government, and that one would likely be coming from Virginia.
Guthries said state officials want to rotate some of their teams out, so that they’re on hand in case they have to deal with possible severe weather in the coming days.
Funcionarios electos prometieron el martes realizar múltiples investigaciones sobre el derrumbe de un edificio de apartamentos en Florida, y reunir a un jurado investigador para analizar detenidamente “todos los ángulos posibles” para evitar que otro inmueble sufra la misma falla catastrófica.
La alcaldesa del condado Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, dijo que ella y su personal se reunirán con expertos en ingeniería, construcción y geología, entre otros, para revisar los problemas de seguridad del edificio y elaborar recomendaciones “para garantizar que una tragedia como esta nunca vuelva a suceder”.
La fiscal estatal Katherine Fernandez Rundle dijo que llevará a cabo una pesquisa con un jurado investigador para examinar los factores y las decisiones que derivaron en el derrumbe del jueves de la Champlain Towers South de 12 pisos en Surfside. Se ha confirmado la muerte de 12 personas en el derrumbre, pero se desconoce el paradero de otras 149.