Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SURFSIDE, Fla.) Nearly two dozen 911 calls released by the Miami-Dade Police Department Wednesday convey the confusion, panic and disbelief among residents and neighbors after the partial collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condominium in the beachside town of Surfside, Florida, in the early hours of June 24. I m in the Champlain Towers, something is going on here. You gotta get us out of here. It seemed like there was an earthquake. Oh my God, the whole building collapsed. Frantic 911 calls came in from residents who were trapped inside after approximately 55 of the oceanfront complex s 136 units were destroyed in the collapse at around 1:15 a.m.