Tag: Condo

Surfside Death Toll Rises to 20, First Responder Finds His Daughter’s Body

A Miami firefighter dug up his own daughter’s corpse from the wreckage of the Champlain Towers South on Thursday night. “Our hearts and prayers are with the families affected by this horrific tragedy,” said Miami Fire Rescue Chief Joseph Zahralban. “We can confirm that a member of our City of Miami Fire Department family has lost…


‘Simply Not Enough’: Surfside Condo Has $48 Million in Insurance Coverage, Court Hears

The first court hearing was held Thursday for a handful of initial lawsuits stemming from the Surfside condo collapse, and a Miami-Dade judge acknowledged that the building’s $48 million in total insurance coverage likely won’t be enough. “There’s going to be a very serious allocation issue between those people who tragically lost loved ones and…


Families Cling to Hope as Condo Collapse Toll Rises to 9

SURFSIDE, Fla.—The death toll from the collapse of a Florida beachfront condo building has risen to nine as search-and-rescue efforts continue, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Sunday. One person died in the hospital, and workers pulled four more bodies from the wreckage, the mayor said. Scores of rescue workers remained on the massive pile…


Friends, Family Describe Missing in Florida Condo Collapse

SURFSIDE, Fla.—Families around the world remained stuck between waning hopes and widening fears Saturday, two days after the stunning collapse of a 12-story condominium near Miami. At least four people were killed and more than 150 people remained unaccounted for as rescuers continued to dig through the rubble of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside….


Mom With Broken Pelvis Rescues Daughter During Surfside Condo Collapse After Falling 4 Stories

Amidst tragedy—when a 12-story oceanfront condo in Miami collapsed Thursday morning—an act of heroism was shown when a badly injured mom pulled her daughter from the rubble. Angela Gonzalez, 40, and her 16-year-old daughter, Devon, were on the ninth floor of the Surfside Chaplain Towers when the level they were on collapsed and together they…


Report Showed Major Damage Before Florida Condo Collapse

SURFSIDE, Fla.—The oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami had “major structural damage” to a concrete structural slab below its pool deck that needed to be extensively repaired, according to a 2018 engineering report on the building. The report was among a series of documents released by the city of Surfside as rescuers continued to…


Victims in Miami Condo Collapse Came From Around the World

MIAMI—A Filipino-American who loved to play the piano and her Chilean husband lived on the 10th floor of the building. One flight down were Cuban immigrant grandparents who had dreamed of retiring at the beach. And just a week ago, a young Paraguayan arrived to work as a nanny. The Champlain Towers South condominium was…