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Closely that building was constructed to the original blueprints. that's one of the first things that he's trying to figure out. he's also taking material samples. he took us to the garage where they had already extracted some core samples of the concrete. then, he also showed us how they are checking the waterproofing by the pool deck, and then we also went to several apartments where he asked his team to take core samples from some of the columns there. now, he explained that these core samples will be sent to labs, there's going to be extensive testing, but i asked him, because he does a fi...

Expensive? quote, there is no waterproofg layer over the garage in the driveway or any area except the pool deck and planters. this has exposed the garage to water intrusion for 40 years. your thoughts? >> slabs are supported on beams, beams are supported on columns. columns are ultimately the elements that support a building. certainly a failure in the waterproofing could cause damage of the slabs which do support beams and columns. so if that, in fact, was the case, then it would be an area of concern, and certainly it should have been addressed, in my opinion, back in 2018. certainly the 20...

Sections of the grid on the collapse, following the building demolition. now that the entire area is safe to search. >> reporter: the potential threat of tropical storm elsa, also, impacted the decision-making. >> the worst thing that could have happened was to have a storm come in, and blow that building down on top of the pile. >> reporter: the rescue teams halted their work temporarily but resumed just over an hour after the demolition began. today, workers hoping to access voids in the rubble that they couldn't, before the remaining tower was brought down. >> the activity on that site, whi...

The garage lacked waterproofing and, quote, water has gotten underneath and caused additional damage to the concrete. over the weekend, in miami beach, two different nearby condominiums were evacuated in an abundance of caution. one, just miles north of champlain towers, due to reported-unsafe structural and electrical conditions. then, firefighters ordered residents to evacuate a low-rise condominium complex after a building inspector flagged a floor-system failure in a vacant unit and damage to an exterior wall according to a city spokesperson. officials say the priority right now is search ...

Columns are, ultimately, the -- the elements that support a building. certainly, a failure in the waterproofing could cause damage of the slabs, which do support beams and columns. so if -- if that, in fact, was the case, then -- then it would be an area of concern. and certainly, it should have been addressed, in my opinion, back in 2018. certainly, the 2020 report, it had three years of -- of even the engineer said that if this is not taken care of, this is going to get worse, exponentially. >> a final-subject area. you referenced columns. here are photographs or a photograph that the "new y...