MIAMI—The swimming pool deck of a beachfront South Florida condominium that collapsed two years ago, killing 98 people, failed to comply with the original building codes and standards, with many areas of severe strength deficiency, federal investigators said Thursday. Investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology gave an update on the collapse of…
Pool Deck at Collapsed Florida Condo Building Failed to Comply With Codes, Standards, Officials Say
June 16, 2023
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Police Digging out Body Found in Concrete Grave Under Condo
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Canada Condo Killer Faced Possible Eviction Before Shooting
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Miami Beach Condo Building Evacuated Near Deadly Collapse
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Condo Rents in Greater Toronto Area Reach New High as Demand Outstrips Supply: Report
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Miami Orders Residents to Evacuate 8-Story Condo Building
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Video Released of Officers Responding to Condo Collapse
SURFSIDE—Officials in a Florida town released body camera footage Tuesday from the first police officers who responded to the collapse of a condo building that left 98 people dead. Officers in Surfside arrived just minutes after the east side of Champlain Tower South pancaked in the early morning hours of June 24. Each video lasts…
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