Judge approves pursuing sale of site of deadly Florida condo collapse
The proceeds from the sale of the Surfside property would be intended to benefit victims of last month s deadly condo collapse. Author: CURT ANDERSON (FREIDA FRISARO and LYNNE SLADKY, Associated Press) Published: 3:37 PM CDT July 14, 2021 Updated: 3:37 PM CDT July 14, 2021
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. A Florida judge on Wednesday approved the sale of the oceanfront property where a collapsed Florida condominium building once stood, with proceeds intended to benefit victims of the deadly disaster.
At a hearing, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman ordered that the process begin to sell the site of Champlain Towers South, which could fetch $100 million to $110 million according to court records.
Surfside condo collapse: Death toll rises to 97, judge approves sale of condo site
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Luis Fernando Barth is pictured on the right. Besides him is his brother, Sergio Barth. (Photo from Sergio Barth via WSVN)
SURFSIDE, Fla. - The Surfside condo collapse death toll has risen to 97, officials confirmed Wednesday.
Officials said 90 victims have been identified and 88 next of kin notified. As of Wednesday evening, 240 people are accounted for and eight are potentially unaccounted for. All eight of those people have open missing persons reports with the Miami-Dade Police Department.
The latest update from Miami-Dade County officials revealed that one more victim has been recovered and identified as 51-year-old Luis F. Barth Tobar.
Florida condo collapse: 911 recordings show panic, disbelief
By Curt Anderson, Freida Frisaro and Lynne Sladsky
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Police release 911 calls following Florida condo collapse
The Surfside condo collapse death toll has risen to 97, officials confirmed Wednesday. Officials said 90 victims have been identified and 88 next of kin notified. As of Wednesday evening, 240 people are accounted for and eight are potentially unaccounted for. All eight of those people have open missing persons reports with the Miami-Dade Police Department.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Recordings of 911 calls after an oceanfront Florida condominium building collapsed in the middle of the night show disbelief, panic and confusion as people tried to comprehend the disaster.
The building next to us is gone! Residents panicked 911 calls reveal they initially feared it was an explosion or earthquake as Miami condo collapsed: Death toll rises to 97 and eight remain unaccounted for
Nearly two dozen grim 911 calls from the night of condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida have been released
Police and fire rescue dispatchers across Miami received heavy 911 call volume with desperate pleas to respond to 8777 Collins Ave.
The Miami-Dade Police Department said on Wednesday that they identified another victim, marking at least 96 people who have died
Authorities said 11 people remain missing weeks after the building collapse
At least 97 were killed in the collapse and a handful are still missing. Author: CURT ANDERSON (FREIDA FRISARO and LYNNE SLADKY Associated Press) Published: 7:31 PM EDT July 14, 2021 Updated: 7:31 PM EDT July 14, 2021
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Recordings of 911 calls after an oceanfront Florida condominium building collapsed in the middle of the night show disbelief, panic and confusion as people tried to comprehend the disaster. Oh my God! The whole building collapsed!” one caller said to a dispatcher at the Miami-Dade Police Department, which released the recordings Wednesday from the June 24 collapse of Champlain Towers South. The names of the callers were not released.