Surfside condominium building collapse
2021 building collapse in Surfside, Florida, USA
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At around 1 a.m. EDT on June 24, 2021, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium building in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, United States, partially collapsed.
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| Date | June 24, 2021 |
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| Time | Approximately 1:00 a.m. EDT (UTC−4) |
| Location | Champlain Towers South 8777 Collins Avenue Surfside, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 25°52′23″N 80°07′15″W / 25.87306°N 80.12083°W |
| Deaths | 97 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 11 |
| Missing | 8 |
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97 people were killed. Eleven more were injured or taken to the hospital.[1][2] At least 8 people remain missing.[3][4]
No cause for the collapse has been released but several theories are being considered including sinkholes, construction defects, terrorism and roof repairs.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Surfside Condo Collapse, At Least One Dead". June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ Ruiz-Goiriena, John Bacon, Ryan W. Miller, Charles Ventura and Romina. "'Literally pancaked': Condo building partially collapses near Miami; 35 people pulled from rubble; at least 1 dead". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Hall, Cheryl Teh, Mia Jankowicz, Madison. "UPDATE: 51 people remain missing after a 12-story Florida condo building collapsed, killing at least 1 person". Insider. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "1 Dead, 99 Missing, Search and Rescue Underway After Partial Collapse of Surfside Condo Building". NBC Miami. June 24, 2021.
- ↑ Miami building collapse: Possible causes explained by area expert
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