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Investigators say tenant garage below collapsed Florida condo tower had many faulty support columns
Read full article: Investigators say tenant garage below collapsed Florida condo tower had many faulty support columnsFederal investigators determining why a Florida condominium tower partially collapsed three years ago have determined there were many faulty support columns in the tenant garage that ran below it and the adjoining pool deck.
Pool deck at collapsed Florida condo building failed to comply with codes, standards, officials say
Read full article: Pool deck at collapsed Florida condo building failed to comply with codes, standards, officials sayFederal investigators say the swimming pool deck of a beachfront South Florida condominium that collapsed two years ago, killing 98 people, failed to comply with original building codes and standards.
Developers, family discuss memorial for collapse victims
Read full article: Developers, family discuss memorial for collapse victimsDevelopers and city officials are pushing back on family membersโ expectations for a memorial for 98 people who died last year when a beachfront Florida condominium building collapsed.
Florida building collapse probe to begin structural testing
Read full article: Florida building collapse probe to begin structural testingThe federal investigation into the deadly collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building is entering a new phase that involves cutting and drilling into concrete and steel to determine what role they played.
Judge gives initial OK to $1B deal in Florida condo collapse
Read full article: Judge gives initial OK to $1B deal in Florida condo collapseA Florida judge has given initial approval to a settlement of more than $1 billion to families who lost loved ones in the collapse last year of a Florida beachfront condominium building in which 98 people died.
Florida condo collapse settlement reached, tops $1 billion
Read full article: Florida condo collapse settlement reached, tops $1 billionAttorneys for the families who lost relatives or homes in last yearโs collapse of a Florida condominium tower that killed 98 people have reached a $1.02 billion settlement.
Dubai developer to buy Florida condo collapse site for $120M
Read full article: Dubai developer to buy Florida condo collapse site for $120MA billionaire developer from Dubai is set to purchase the site of a South Florida condominium that collapsed last June, killing 98 people, for $120 million after no other bids were submitted by the Friday evening deadline for next weekโs auction.
Surfside families still want answers despite settlement
Read full article: Surfside families still want answers despite settlementFamily members of some of the 98 people killed in a Florida condominium collapse last June say they are too deep in mourning to contemplate the nearly $1 billion settlement their attorneys negotiated on their behalf.
Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse
Read full article: Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapseLawyers representing families of victims and survivors of the condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, last June have told a judge that they've reached a nearly $1 billion tentative settlement.
Judge OKs $83M for property loss in Florida condo collapse
Read full article: Judge OKs $83M for property loss in Florida condo collapsePeople who owned units in a Florida oceanfront condominium building that collapsed last year will divide $83 million for property losses, with the compensation for families over the 98 deaths still to be determined.
Judge: All options on table for site of collapsed building
Read full article: Judge: All options on table for site of collapsed buildingA South Florida judge says all options remain on the table as a decision is made over what to do with the property where a 12-story condominium tower collapsed last month.
Morning Briefing July 13, 2021: 1 dead, 5 hurt in shooting at Detroit banquet hall, 6 Michigan spots make 2021 list of โBest Places to Liveโ
Read full article: Morning Briefing July 13, 2021: 1 dead, 5 hurt in shooting at Detroit banquet hall, 6 Michigan spots make 2021 list of โBest Places to LiveโHere are this morning's top stories.
Searchers recover personal possessions from Florida collapse rubble
Read full article: Searchers recover personal possessions from Florida collapse rubbleRecovery crews at the Florida condominium collapse are cataloging all personal possessions found in the rubble in hopes of returning them to families of the dead or survivors.
Collapsed condo: Weighing how to honor dead at 'holy site'
Read full article: Collapsed condo: Weighing how to honor dead at 'holy site'Even as crews are continuing their search for the last remaining souls that perished in the collapse of condominium town in Surfside, Florida, questions are swirling across the community about what to do with the property.
Search in Florida collapse to take weeks; deaths reach 90
Read full article: Search in Florida collapse to take weeks; deaths reach 90Authorities searching for victims of a deadly collapse in Florida say they hope to conclude their painstaking work in the coming weeks as a team of first responders from Israel departed the site.
Two weeks later: These 13 photos show the grim reality of Miami condo collapse
Read full article: Two weeks later: These 13 photos show the grim reality of Miami condo collapseA somber moment of silence marked the end of the two-week search for survivors of a Florida condominium collapse, as rescue workers stood at solemn attention and clergy members hugged a line of local officials while many of them sobbed.
Work review for ex-official connected to collapsed building
Read full article: Work review for ex-official connected to collapsed buildingThe vice mayor of a South Florida city says he wants a review of all the work done by a former municipal official who assured condo board members in another city that their building was in โvery good shapeโ three years before it collapsed.
Morning Briefing July 5 2021: 1 dead in sudden Warren house explosion, some restrictions eased today for Canadians crossing US border
Read full article: Morning Briefing July 5 2021: 1 dead in sudden Warren house explosion, some restrictions eased today for Canadians crossing US borderHere are this morning's top stories.
Florida town responds to issue of delayed building repairs
Read full article: Florida town responds to issue of delayed building repairsA Surfside, Florida, official pushed back Sunday on the idea that the town was responsible for slowing down a condo boardโs plans to make needed structural repairs to a building that eventually collapsed, killing dozens.
Demolition preparations begin at condo with storm looming
Read full article: Demolition preparations begin at condo with storm loomingRescuers have suspended their search for victims in the rubble of a collapsed South Florida condo building to allow crews to begin preparing the remainder of the structure for demolition ahead of a tropical storm.
Firefighter's daughter, 7, found in Florida condo rubble
Read full article: Firefighter's daughter, 7, found in Florida condo rubbleOfficial say the body of a Miami firefighterโs 7-year-old daughter was recovered from the site of a South Florida condo collapse by the search and rescue team he had been assisting.
Safety concerns halt rescue efforts at Florida condo collapse site
Read full article: Safety concerns halt rescue efforts at Florida condo collapse siteRescue efforts at the site of a partially collapsed Florida condominium building have resumed after a 15-hour pause for safety concerns, and officials say they are planning for the likely demolition of the remaining structure.
Stories of survival keep hope alive as rescuers race clock
Read full article: Stories of survival keep hope alive as rescuers race clockStories of survival are kindling hopes that rescuers may find more people alive within the rubble of the collapsed Champlain Towers South condo tower in Surfside, Florida.
Army of volunteers showers first responders with food, water
Read full article: Army of volunteers showers first responders with food, waterA virtual army of volunteers is offering free food and drink to the hundreds of first responders who have been working nonstop for six days at the site of a partially collapsed Florida condo building.
Florida officials seek federal help with building collapse
Read full article: Florida officials seek federal help with building collapseFlorida officials say they have requested help from the federal government as they near the end of the sixth day searching the rubble of a collapsed Florida condo building.
Before building collapse, $9M+ in repairs needed
Read full article: Before building collapse, $9M+ in repairs neededOwners of units in a collapsed Florida oceanfront condo building were just days away from starting to pay for more than $9 million in major repairs that were recommended three years ago.
Team of specialists sent to south Florida to probe collapse
Read full article: Team of specialists sent to south Florida to probe collapseA half-dozen scientists and engineers who specialize in disastrous structure failures are headed to south Florida to collect firsthand information on the cause of the catastrophic collapse of Champlain Towers South.
At least 4 dead, 159 people unaccounted for as crews comb collapsed Florida condo for survivors
Read full article: At least 4 dead, 159 people unaccounted for as crews comb collapsed Florida condo for survivorsAs of Friday afternoon, 159 people are missing and four people are confirmed dead. Crews are using sonar and trained dogs in hopes of finding more survivors.