Update 9:35 a.m. EDT June 24: Surfside City Manager Andrew Hyatt said Thursday that search, rescue and recovery efforts are likely to continue for days following a partial building collapse that left one person dead and at least two people injured.
“This is not going to be something that is going to be brief,” he said at a news conference as officials continued to search the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South building. “This is something that’s going to be for the long term and possibly — at least a week.”
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Ray Jadallah said officials were using their heavy rescue equipment and working to shore up the inside of the building as they continued to tunnel into the rubble to find survivors.
“A massive search and rescue is underway,” Miami-Dade County Mayor Danielle Levine Cava said. “Every minute in this search can make a huge difference.”
Officials have established a family reunification hotline at 305-614-1819. People searching for information about loved ones who might have been affected can also submit inquiries online.
Awful.
Pray.
What caused the collapse? I thought McVeigh was dead.
I don’t think this was a normal collapse. I think this was a delta variant collapse.
Terribly tragic.
I assume I just haven’t yet seen the blaming of white Trump-supporting militia oath-keeping Qanon three percenter domestic terrorists.
I reckon the HOA and maintenance fees will be—unlike the building—going up.
And it’s DeathSantis’ fault in 3…2…1…
Sink hole?
I thought only buildings in China and third world countries collapse. With all the stringent building codes, I would think that a building would last forever in this country. We aren’t safe anywhere!
The substrate in much of Fla is not stable and you have to drive a pile foundation. My best guess is that is where the catastrophic failure emanated from. If it were up to me the foundation on top of the pile caps should also be a diaphragm and able to carry the load above in case of piling failure where you have building on questionable soils.
That is just a WAG regarding the mechanism of failure, but it is based on what experience in structural failure and a guess as to what the soils are like in that specific area. Fla is known for having iffy soils
That looks like what Biden and the Dems want America to look like.
Other reporting mentions that the building is (was?) undergoing some renovation, so human error there may be in play.
What kind of third world leftist BS is this. Our country is going down fast.
Looks like the tower connection to the wing failed first, then the tower itself collapsed leaving the impression that an entire bulding fell
Terrible, the death count seems rather low at this point for such an epic collapse.
I pray it stays that way.
Mostly Jewish residents. Let’s see…who could have a grudge against the Jews, and also likes destroying shit? Nope; I’m drawing a blank.
Is it just me, or does that look like a controlled demolition?
Terrible. Pray for survivors and family. Almost looks like a demolition.
@Grayjon There are flashes that look like demolition charges in the video. Could be power lines snapping but it looks suspicious.
@Grayjon: that was my thought when I watched the video; it looked just like those controlled demolitions of Las Vegas Casinos.
Don’t build your foundation on sand!
Miami is a 3rd World Sh*thole….Bribes and Substandard Construction….
Remember that Bridge that collapsed during Construction?
Here in Monroe County, You can hire Your Own Inspector …No Conflict of
interest there…
@JDHasty: “…top of the pile caps”
I wonder if they use ‘battered piles’, which are piles that are driven at an angle. I did a large building for Lufthansa and FedEx once and perimeter and interior pilings had both straight and battered piles.
Florida……the world’s largest sandbar.
Maybe I haven’t seen enough, but how is it that someone just happened to be shooting a video when the building collapsed? It sure seemed to be a bit shaky for a mounted security camera, and it seemed to be pretty high up to be useful for a security camera anyway.
Scary.
God be with them.
Another affirmative action, minority contractor project, maybe? Remember the pedestrian bridge collapse and the New Orleans building collapse?
Demolition controlled by democrats to provide cover for something else.