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,…
Demolition Widens Search at Condo Site, but Storms Threaten
SURFSIDE, Fla.—Rescuers searched through fresh rubble Monday after the last of the collapsed Florida condo building was demolished, which allowed crews into previously inaccessible places, including bedrooms where people were believed to be sleeping at the time of the disaster, officials said. But they faced a new challenge from thunderstorms that hit the area as…
Second Florida Building Evacuated as Death Toll Rises to 22 in Condo Tower Collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla.—The death toll rose to 22 on Friday from the collapse of a Florida condominium tower after the remains of four more victims were found in the rubble, and local officials ordered a second residential complex evacuated after deeming it unsafe. All residents of the second building, Crestview Towers, were told to leave immediately…
Surfside Death Toll Rises to 22, First Responder Finds His Daughter’s Body
The death toll from the collapse of a Florida condominium tower rose to 22 on Friday. Four more bodies were found in the rubble, including the 7-year-old daughter of a Miami firefighter. A second residential building was ordered to be evacuated after it was deemed unsafe. “Our hearts and prayers are with the families affected…
Death Toll From Condo Collapse Rises to 22, First Responder Finds His Daughter’s Body
The death toll from the collapse of a Florida condominium tower rose to 22 on Friday. Four more bodies were found in the rubble, including the 7-year-old daughter of a Miami firefighter. A second residential building was ordered to be evacuated after it was deemed unsafe. “Our hearts and prayers are with the families affected…
Death Toll From Condo Collapse Rises to 22
The death toll from the collapse of a Florida condominium tower rose to 22 on Friday. Four more bodies were found in the rubble, including the 7-year-old daughter of a Miami firefighter. A second residential building was ordered to be evacuated after it was deemed unsafe. “Our hearts and prayers are with the families affected…
Surfside Death Toll Rises to 20, First Responder Finds His Daughter’s Body
A Miami firefighter dug up his own daughter’s corpse from the wreckage of the Champlain Towers South on Thursday night. “Our hearts and prayers are with the families affected by this horrific tragedy,” said Miami Fire Rescue Chief Joseph Zahralban. “We can confirm that a member of our City of Miami Fire Department family has lost…
Firefighter’s Young Daughter Among Latest Victims Recovered in Florida Condo Collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla.—The death toll from last week’s condominium collapse in Florida rose on Friday to 20 after search-and-rescue crews found two more bodies, including the 7-year-old daughter of a Miami firefighter. The grim, painstaking search for victims in the rubble, which was suspended for most of Thursday over safety concerns, proceeded on Friday with greater…
Officials Discuss Demolishing Partially Collapsed Florida Condo Building
SURFSIDE, Fla.—Florida officials are working on plans to tear down what’s left of a partially collapsed oceanfront condominium building after concerns about the structure’s instability prompted a 15-hour halt to the search for survivors. After rescue efforts resumed Thursday evening, officials said they had started planning for the likely demolition of the remaining structure even…
Rescue Efforts Resume at Collapse Site; Demolition Planned
SURFSIDE, Fla.—Rescue efforts at the site of a partially collapsed Florida condominium building resumed Thursday evening after a 15-hour pause for safety concerns, and officials said they had started planning for the likely demolition of the remaining structure. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the decision about the demolition needs to be made “extremely…
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