Florida July 5, 2021 Miami Beach emergency personnel honor Surfside collapse victims with light ceremony Personnel from the Miami Beach, Florida, police and fire departments – as well as the city’s 911 dispatchers -- took time Sunday night to honor the victims of last month’s condo building partial collapse in nearby Surfside.
Florida July 4, 2021 Surfside manager pushes back on reports of delayed condo repairs Surfside, Florida manager Andrew Hyatt is pushing back on the notion that town officials are responsible for slowing down desperately needed structural repairs to a 12-story building in the years leading up to its collapse last month, killing dozens of residents.
Florida July 4, 2021 Surfside officials see condo demolition as 'green light' to resume 'search and rescue' operation Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said the demolition of the remaining structure at the Champlain Tower site could provide a "green light" to enable a more robust search and rescue effort, which was temporarily suspended Saturday afternoon.
Miami July 4, 2021 Terror and heroism: Families escape Surfside collapse through smoke and ruin Alfredo Lopez and his wife Marian were asleep when the first thundering blast jolted them awake. Moments later, a second boom, much louder than the first, shook the bed on the sixth floor of their Miami apartment.
Florida July 3, 2021 DeSantis' office denies report of 'plea' to cancel Trump rally amid Surfside search Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back against a media report that he asked former President Donald Trump to cancel a planned Florida rally while search and rescue efforts continue at Surfside.
Miami July 2, 2021 Florida high-rise evacuated over structural concerns following Surfside condo collapse City officials in North Miami Beach have ordered the shutdown and evacuation of a high-rise condo complex there, roughly a week after a deadly collapse left dozens of people missing in a neighboring community, according to local reports.
Miami July 2, 2021 Grieving firefighter recovers his own child’s body from rubble of Florida condo collapse A Miami firefighter working at the site of the Florida building collapse Thursday was among a crew of search workers who recovered the remains of his own daughter, officials said Friday.
Miami July 2, 2021 Miami condo workers suspended repairs last fall due to concrete damage: report Deterioration and corrosion was so bad that workers couldn’t carry out repairs amid concerns they “could affect the stability of the remaining adjacent concrete constructions," according to report.
Miami July 1, 2021 Woman trapped in condo rubble pleaded with rescuers to save her A Florida fire chief on Thursday said emergency workers heard the voice of a woman trapped in the rubble in the hours after last week’s horrific condo collapse – but they were unable to reach her.
ӣƵ Flash July 1, 2021 Brother of Surfside condo collapse victim says he's losing hope sister will be found alive Ignacio Maza, whose sister was visiting the Surfside, Fla., condominium when it partially collapsed last week and is now missing, told “America’s Newsroom” that he is “lost without her.”
Joe Biden July 1, 2021 Bidens visiting Surfside condo collapse site, will meet with families of those missing President Biden is meeting with officials in Florida Thursday as search and rescue efforts at the Champlain Towers South condo building collapse site have been temporarily halted over structural concerns, with 18 confirmed dead and 145 still unaccounted for.