June 30, 2021

Just weeks before Champlain Towers South collapsed, town officials in Surfside, Fla., were demanding immediate changes on the property—but all of their requirements focused on relatively minor concerns such as a hedge and paving stones. 

In recently revealed details, concerns about the building's structural soundness had been identified as early as 2018. (c) Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department
 

None of the town's orders urged a swift response to growing concerns about the building's structural soundness, identified in repeated warnings shared with Surfside officials beginning in 2018.

Indeed, despite close and ongoing scrutiny of the condo under a regulatory process created by Miami-Dade County to protect residents of older buildings, officials never demanded action even as concerns escalated.

That's according to a survey of hundreds of pages of documents acquired by NPR or released publicly by town officials in Surfside.

The condominium collapsed in catastrophic fashion on Thursday, 24 June, 2021. Sixteen residents are confirmed dead, with 147 still missing.

This story is still developing. For more on this story, go to references.

 

References: 
[1] CTBUH
[2] NPR

 

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