Surfside condominium collapse
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| Date | June 24, 2021 |
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| Time | ~1:00 a.m. EDT (UTC−04) |
| Location | Champlain Towers South Condo 8777 Collins Avenue Surfside, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 25°52′23″N 80°07′15″W / 25.87306°N 80.12083°W |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 11 |
| Missing | 99 |
At around 1 a.m. EDT on June 24, 2021, the 12-story Champlain Towers South, a beachfront condominium building in the Miami, Florida suburb of Surfside partially collapsed. One person died in the immediate aftermath, and eleven more were injured or taken to the hospital as a result of the collapse.[1][2] In addition, at least 99 people remain missing.[3][4]
Background
The residential building, Champlain Towers South, at 8777 Collins Avenue, was built in 1981 and is part of a complex along with two other separate buildings nearby, Champlain Towers North and Champlain Towers East. The buildings are just north of North Beach Oceanside Park in Miami Beach's North Beach neighborhood. According to Surfside commissioner Eliana Salzhauer, the building was undergoing inspection for its 40-year re-certification at the time of the disaster, which typically takes one year to complete.[5] According to Surfside mayor Charles Burkett, the building was in the process of having roof repairs done.[6]
Collapse
The Champlain Towers South building suffered a partial pancake collapse just after 1 a.m. on June 24, 2021.[3] Surveillance footage captured of the collapse indicates that a large central section of the building first collapsed, leaving the northeast corner standing but unstable. About 9 seconds later, the north-east corner collapsed as well.[7]
| Video shows South Florida building collapse | |
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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR29pLccutY |
Of the 136 units in the building, 55 units on the northeast side of the building were involved in the collapse.[1]
Response
More than 80 rescue units responded to the collapse, according to the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department.[8] Surfside mayor Charles Burkett said in a news conference that ten people were treated at the scene of the collapse and that two people were taken to the hospital, with one later dying.[9] At least 35 people have been rescued from the building[10] and at least 99 people are unaccounted for.[3][4] Due to a thunderstorm, rescue and recovery operations were briefly halted.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Surfside Condo Collapse, At Least One Dead". 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ Ruiz-Goiriena, John Bacon, Ryan W. Miller, Charles Ventura and Romina. "'Literally pancaked': Condo building partially collapses near Miami; 35 people pulled from rubble; at least 1 dead". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Hall, Cheryl Teh, Mia Jankowicz, Madison. "UPDATE: 51 people remain missing after a 12-story Florida condo building collapsed, killing at least 1 person". Insider. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "1 Dead, 99 Missing, Search and Rescue Underway After Partial Collapse of Surfside Condo Building". NBC Miami. 24 June 2021.
- ^ "At least 1 dead after high-rise condo building partially collapses near Miami Beach". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "At least 1 dead, 35 rescued after partial building collapse at Champlain Towers in Surfside".
- ^ "JUST IN: 7News has obtained surveillance video of the moment the Champlain Towers South Condo collapsed in Surfside early this morning". Twitter. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "1 Dead, Massive Search and Rescue Effort After Partial Collapse of Surfside Condo Building". NBC 6 South Florida. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "Live Updates: 51 unaccounted for after deadly high-rise collapse in Florida". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "Condo Collapse: 'We Pulled 35 Occupants That Were Trapped; Rescue Operation Ongoing,' Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Officials". 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "South Florida building collapse near Miami: Live updates". CNN. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
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