An explosion and the resulting fire at a duplex in the 7500 block of Englewood Avenue in Raytown Monday night left the structure heavily damaged. Several people were injured in the blast.
Local agencies along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were at the scene investigating the cause of the explosion.
Here are photos and a video from the scene.
There was nothing unusual about the lobby and pool area at Champlain Towers South condo, which looked clean and well maintained to a commercial pool contractor who visited the building last Tuesday, just 36 hours before half of the building unexpectedly collapsed. Then, he saw the basement-level garage.
A pool contractor photographed damage to the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Florida, 36 hours before half of it collapsed.
A pool contractor saw the building two days before the collapse and noted an unusually high volume of water buildup in the basement, a new report says.
Erick De Moura, a resident of the Champlain Towers South complex, was planning to sleep home the night of the tragic collapse, but his girlfriend, Fernanda Figueiredo, insisted that he stay over at her house.
The photos, taken by a contractor and shared with the Miami Herald, showed cracked concrete and damaged reinforcement bars at Champlain Towers South.
“He licked her face and she gave him a big hug.”
The settlement lets the owner of the "Flintstones"-themed house, Florence Fang, apply for permits and keep the colorful statues.
Who discovered America? The common-sense answer is that the continent was discovered by the remote ancestors of today’s Native Americans. Americans of European descent have traditionally phrased the question in terms of identifying the first Europeans to have crossed the Atlantic and visited what is now the United States.
Meghan McCain has some strong words for Gwen Berry, after the athlete silently protested during the Olympic trials. Berry, a U.S. hammer thrower and activist, has received intense backlash after she appeared to turn her back to the American flag as the national anthem was being played. Discussing the incident on Tuesday’s episode of “The View,” McCain made it clear that she did not support Berry’s choice, even while saying she understands why athletes protest. “I think, in regards to the athlete
A Texas father shot a man who was allegedly spying on his daughter through her bedroom window while touching himself.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed recently that concern over a recent surge in crime in U.S. cities is “hysteria.”
A jury was seated, and opening arguments and witness testimony took place Monday as Ammon Bundy’s jury trial began.
Nina Le Troadec watched the Champlain Towers South building collapse from her bedroom balcony. She lives in Champlain Towers East
Granting unusual site access to family and loved ones of Champlain Towers South Condo collapse victims made them witnesses to the dangers of search and rescue work, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Ray Jadallah said Monday.
Multiple people at the party recorded the assault, police said.
Sandra Weyer of Pennsylvania reportedly went to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 on a bus organized by GOP state Sen. Doug Mastriano's campaign.
Two dozen Miami-Dade County apartment complexes, including two owned by the county, were placed on a list for unsafe structure violations on Monday following an emergency audit of the area, days after a condominium building crumbled to the ground last week.
A migrant boat washed ashore on the beach in Surfside Tuesday morning, just steps away from the grim pile of rubble where search and rescue crews are digging for survivors after the partial collapse of the Champain Towers South last week.
Myriam and Arnie Notkin have been missing since the Surfside building collapsed, but calls kept coming from their landline.
“He brought smiles to everyone around him.”
