âMajor structural damageâ raises questions about Surfside condoâs stability before collapse a 2018 field survey report flagged issues with waterproofing under pool Gerald Herbert/AP Rescue workers search in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Friday, June 25, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. The seaside condominium tower collapsed on Thursday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) and last updated 2021-06-26 16:45:54-04 MIAMI, Fla- â The search for why? By day two in the search for survivors of the condominium collapse in Surfside, the air was filled with thick smoke and so many questions. The how, the why, obvious questions with no obvious answers. While search and rescue efforts continued at the site of the 40-year-old, 12-story building, the man who wrote the book on many of Floridaâs building codes and inspections found himself still trying to grasp the reality of how such a large portion of a building could just crumble to the ground.