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Rescue workers on the rubble pile at the Champlain Tower South in Surfside on July 6. MIAMI (AP) — Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several stories high. The June 24 collapse at the oceanside tower killed 97 people, with at least one more missing person yet to be identified. The site has been mostly swept flat and the rubble moved to a Miami warehouse. Although forensic scientists are still at work, including ex...

Authorities said one victim was still believed to be unaccounted for. The Miami-Dade Police Department will continue to sift through what is left of the debris pile for additional remains and personal effects, officials said in a statement. The fire department’s round-the-clock operation at the beachfront site of the Champlain Towers South condo, in the Miami suburb of Surfside, was demobilised four weeks and a day after the 40-year-old, 12-story structure gave way at about 1:30 am as residents slept. “At this step in the recovery process it has become increasingly challenging to identif...

View Comments The search for bodies at the site of the Surfside, Florida condo collapse has come to an end, with firefighters and search crews recognized at a ceremony on Friday. The June 24 collapse killed 97 people — 96 bodies were pulled from the debris and one died at a hospital after being removed — and one person who is missing has still not been identified among the remains. Officials said there were no more bodies found in the rubble, but investigators are continuing to sift through the debris where it is now housed in separate locations. Aside from the initial hours of searchin...

"It's obviously devastating. It's obviously a difficult situation across the board," Cominsky said. "I couldn't be prouder of the men and women that represent Miami-Dade Fire Rescue." After a month-long deployment taking part in search, rescue & recovery efforts at the #SurfsideBuildingCollapse, #MDFR #FLTF1 received a warm welcome from loved ones at HQ. We’re proud & thankful for our task force team & their tireless work in bringing closure for the families. pic.twitter.com/afTYJR9iPW—@MiamiDadeFire

Firefighters have declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida apartment building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several storeys high. The June 24 collapse at Champlain Towers South in Surfside killed 97 people, with at least one more missing person yet to be identified. The site has been mostly swept flat and the rubble moved to a Miami warehouse. Although forensic scientists are still at work, including examining the debris at the warehouse, there are no more bodies to be found where the buil...