Explosives set off to bring down rest of collapsed condo
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) â Demolition crews set off explosives late Sunday to bring down the damaged remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condo building, a key step to resuming the search for victims as rescuers possibly gain access to new areas of the rubble.
A number of explosions could be heard and then the building started to fall, sending up massive plumes of dust into the air in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Crews were to begin clearing some of the new debris so rescuers could start making their way into parts of the underground garage that is of particular interest. Once there, they were hoping to get a clearer picture of voids that may exist in the rubble and could possibly harbor survivors.
People observe the memorial to those missing outside the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building that partially collapsed on July 4, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. (Saul MARTINEZ / Getty Images via AFP)
The Fourth of July holiday was marked with somber tones in South Florida Sunday, where a collapsed building has left at least 24 dead and more than 120 missing under rubble.
“July 4 is ordinarily a time to gather with our loved ones and to celebrate our freedom and our independence, and this year the holiday looks very different,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.
“But through this grief … and all of the other obstacles that have been thrown our way, a clear picture emerges of what it means to be American,” she said.
Collapsed Florida builiding to be demolished on Sunday
ANI
05 Jul 2021, 10:55 GMT+10
Florida [US], July 5 (ANI): The partially collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida will be demolished on Sunday night (local time), said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. The demolition of what s left of Champlain Towers South, the partially collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida, will take place between 10 p.m. Sunday and 3 am Monday (local time), CNN reported. As soon as the building is down and once the site is deemed secure, we will have our first responders back on the pile to immediately resume their work, said Levine Cava.
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Explosives set off to bring down rest of collapsed condo
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) â Demolition crews set off explosives late Sunday to bring down the damaged remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condo building, a key step to resuming the search for victims as rescuers possibly gain access to new areas of the rubble.
A number of explosions could be heard and then the building started to fall, sending up massive plumes of dust into the air in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Crews were to begin clearing some of the new debris so rescuers could start making their way into parts of the underground garage that is of particular interest. Once there, they were hoping to get a clearer picture of voids that may exist in the rubble and could possibly harbor survivors.