Beachfront condo tower collapse near Miami
The sea-view side of a beachfront condo tower collapsed in the Miami-area town of Surfside early Thursday, drawing a massing response from emergency services. (June 24)
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Hundreds of fire and rescue workers scoured through tons of rubble early Thursday after a 12-story oceanfront residential building partially collapsed just north of Miami Beach, leaving at least one person dead and at least 10 injured, officials said.The condominium building in Surfside, Florida, about 15 miles north of Miami, had 136 units, and about 55 units collapsed, according to Jadallah. The reason for the collapse was unknown at this time.
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A wing of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed with a roar in a town outside Miami early Thursday, killing at least one person and trapping residents in rubble and twisted metal. Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett warned that the death toll was likely to rise, saying the building manager told him the tower was quite full at the time of the collapse around 1:30 a.m., but the exact number of people present was unclear. “The building is literally pancaked,” Burkett said.
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said over 80 units were on the scene of a partial building collapse near 88th Street and Collins Avenue in Surfside, Miami, early on June 24.The building, a 12-story seafront condo tower, was completed in 1981, the Miami Herald reported.This footage, shot by local journalist Joel Franco, shows emergency services at the scene, as well as fire crews inspecting nearby power lines.No details of casualties had been given at the time of writing. Credit: Joel Franco via Storyful
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