After A DEA Building Collapsed In 1974, Engineer Created Recertification Program To Prevent Future Disasters
The Miami Herald A portion of Champlain Towers South Condo, in Surfside, collapsed early Thursday morning. Miami-Dade search and rescue is combing through the rubble for victims and survivors. Engineer John Pistorino was a newly licensed engineer working for Miami-Dade County when the DEA building collapse led him to create the inspection program. In 1974, when the federal Drug Enforcement Agency building in downtown Miami collapsed, John Pistorino was early in his engineering career working for the county as a consulting engineer. The collapse killed seven federal employees and injured 16...
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