An industrious Canadian teen has put his money where his mouth is when it comes to plastic waste. Pooling savings from three jobs, he started a company that turns post-consumer plastics destined for landfill into affordable building materials—thereby, offering a revolutionary in-house solution to the pileup of waste plastic, filling “the role of Chinese recyclers” after…
Teen Sets up Company to Turn Waste Plastics Into Revolutionary Product: ‘Beyond Grateful’
Review Prompted by Building Collapse Closes Miami Courthouse
MIAMI—The Miami-Dade County Courthouse will begin undergoing repairs immediately because of safety concerns found during a review prompted by the deadly collapse of a nearby condominium building, officials said. An engineering firm that examined the 28-story courthouse recommended that it undergo immediate structural repairs and that floors 16 and above be closed. All courthouse employees,…
DeSantis Won’t Commit to Statewide Review of Aging Florida Buildings
By Mary Ellen Klas From Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that condominiums in Florida are “kind of a dime a dozen, particularly in southern Florida,” but he would not commit to any state action to address concerns about the aging buildings, suggesting that Champlain Towers South “had problems…
Damage Forces Evacuation of Miami Beach Apartment Building
July 4, 2021
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A three-story apartment building in South Florida was evacuated after an inspector discovered structural damage in a vacant unit. Fire officials in Miami Beach were called to the residential building Saturday evening, spokesperson Melissa Berthier said in an email. A city building inspector found a flooring system failure and “excessive deflection” on an exterior wall….
At Least One Dead, Nearly 100 Missing After Florida Condo Collapse
June 24, 2021
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SURFSIDE, Fla.—Rescue crews near Miami combed through tons of rubble on Thursday for anyone who may have survived the predawn collapse of part of an oceanfront residential tower, with officials reporting at least one person found dead and nearly 100 more missing. Sally Heyman, a Miami-Dade County Commissioner, said officials have been unable to make…
Florida Condo Collapse Leaves at Least 1 Dead, Nearly 100 Missing
June 24, 2021
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SURFSIDE, Fla.—Rescue crews near Miami combed through tons of rubble on June 24 for possible survivors of a predawn collapse of part of an oceanfront residential tower, with officials reporting at least one person was found dead and at least 99 more were missing. Sally Heyman, a Miami-Dade County commissioner, said officials had been unable…
Huge Emergency Operation Under Way After Building Collapse in Miami
June 24, 2021
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More than 80 fire and rescue units were on the scene of a partial building collapse in Miami, the Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Department said in a tweet early Thursday. While there were no official confirmations of death or injury so far, ABC News said eight people had been hospitalized and CBS reported that at…
One Dead, 10 Known Injured After Oceanfront Residential Building Partially Collapses Near Miami
June 24, 2021
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SURFSIDE, Fla.—Hundreds of fire and rescue workers scoured through tons of rubble after a 12-story oceanfront residential building partially collapsed just north of Miami Beach early Thursday, leaving at least one person dead and at least 10 injured, officials said. Dozens of people were evacuated from the building and from a nearby hotel, but it…
After Florida Building Collapses, 51 Residents Unaccounted For, Official Says
June 24, 2021
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SURFSIDE, Fla.—Hundreds of fire and rescue workers scoured through tons of rubble early Thursday after a 12-story oceanfront residential building partially collapsed in southern Florida, with at least one person dead and 51 still unaccounted for, officials said. Miami-Dade Commissioner Sally Heyman told CNN that officials have yet to account for 51 people believed to…
Building Collapse in South Korea Kills 9, Injures 8
SEOUL, South Korea—A five-story building being demolished in southern South Korea collapsed on Wednesday, sending debris falling on a bus and killing nine people on board, officials said. Concrete from the collapsed building in the southern city of Gwangju fell on the bus carrying 17 people which had stopped on a nearby street, the National…
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