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    Miami Beach Police

    @MiamiBeachPD
    MBPD and
    @MiamiBeachFire
    are assisting the Town of Surfside at a partial building collapse located at 8777 Collins Avenue in Surfside, Florida. Multiple police and fire agencies from across Miami-Dade are assisting. Please follow
    @MiamiDadeFire
    for updated information.

    Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and 3 others
    3:34 AM · Jun 24, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

  • #2
    Live coverage link to a station in Miami:

    NBC 6 South Florida | NBC 6 South Florida - Local News, Weather, Traffic, Entertainment, Events, Breaking News


    and now streaming...


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    • #3
      Apparently Miami-Dade county requires buildings of this type to undergo a recertification process at the age of 40 years. This building was constructed in 1981 so it was due to undergo this process this year. I do not know if the process had started or not. It focuses on structure and electrical.

      https://www.miamidade.gov/pa/propert...tification.asp

      ------------------------------------------------


      What is a Building Recertification?


      In accordance with the Miami Dade County Code, Section 8-11 (f), all buildings, except single-family residences, duplexes and minor structures which are forty (40) years or older must be recertified by the Building Official when the structure becomes 41 years old and then every 10 years after the first Recertification.

      Minor Buildings are defined as any occupancy group having an occupant load of 10 or less, having a gross area of 2,000 square feet or less.

      The Owner or Owner's representative must hire a Registered Architect and/or a Professional Engineer to perform electrical and structural inspections for the building and submit a completed report of the inspection performed to the Governmental Compliance Section in the City of Town of Surfside Building Department for review and approval.


      Owner Notification and Repair Process


      How is the owner notified:
      When a building is due to submit a report for the 40/10 year recertification, the Building Department will send a notice to the Owner or Owner’s representative via certified mail.

      Procedures after notification:
      The owner of a building who has been notified that a 40/10 year recertification is required for their building, shall furnish within ninety (90) days of the receipt of the notification of the building an re-certification of a complete written report; which has to be submitted to the Building Official.

      The reports must be prepared by a Professional Engineer or an Architect registered in the State of Florida, certifying that each such building or structure is structurally and electrically safe, or has been made structurally and electrically safe for the specified use for continued occupancy in conformity with the minimum inspection procedural guidelines as issued by the Miami Dade County Board of Rules and Appeals.

      Building Re-certification reports shall bear the impressed seal and signature of the certifying Engineer and or Architect. Failure to submit the required building re-certification report within the maximum time limitation of (90 days) will result in the issuance of a Building Violations.

      If repairs are required:
      In the event that repairs or modifications are found to be necessary resulting from the building re-certification inspection, the Owner shall have a total of 150 days from the date of the notice of required inspection in which to complete indicated repairs or modifications in compliance with all applicable sections of the Florida Building Code.


      Violation of Recertification Process


      If the building re-certification process is not completed within the maximum time limitation that has been established by the Miami-Dade County Ordinance, a Notice of Violation shall be issued.

      The Notice of Violation will be posted on the building and mailed to the owner of record via certified mail. The Owner will have 30 working days to comply with the issue of the building violation.

      If the owner fails to respond to the violation, the violation will be referred to The Town of Surfside Special Master for a hearing. The Special Master will have the authority to impose fines of up to $500 per day in the case of non-compliance.

      If the Building Official determines that the structure is unsafe, the matter will be forwarded to Miami Dade County Unsafe Structures Board.


      https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/dep...cation-program

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      • #4
        Video of the moment of collapse. Looks like middle of building fell first, then the beachfront section followed.


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        • #5
          At least 1 dead, 35 rescued after partial building collapse at Champlain Towers in Surfside

          BY ELITSA BIZIOS, KATRINA BUSH, RAPHAEL PIRES, ETHAN CALLOWAY

          JUNE 24, 2021

          SURFSIDE, FLA. (WSVN) -
          ...
          According to fire officials, “Thirty-five people were pulled from collapsed building in Miami area, search and rescue efforts ongoing.”
          ...
          Authorities have brought live-victim dogs to the scene as it remains a search and rescue effort.

          By 8 a.m., the search of the units that were not affected by the collapse was completed.
          ...
          “About two o’clock in the morning, I was called by the chief of police who said there was a collapse. Couldn’t imagine that we were going to see what we saw. Looks like a bomb went off,” said Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said.
          ...
          When asked if he believes there are people buried underneath the rubble, Burkett responded, “I do. I do.
          ...
          “What we know at this point is that the Champlain Towers South is a 12-story building, it’s more than 130 units and about half of those have collapsed,” said Levine Cava. “A massive search and rescue is underway and we know that we’re going to do everything that we can possibly do to identify and rescue those who have been trapped in the rubble.”
          ...
          When asked what could have led to the collapse, Burkett said, “Well, what we know is they were doing roof work on the building at the time. Certainly, that doesn’t seem like it would be the issue that would have caused it. Some of the residents at the community center have complained to me that the new building that went up to the south used to shake the building when they were putting the pilings in, but I think that we need to look very hard at what happened there and find out because buildings just don’t fall down like this. They just don’t fall down like this.”
          ...
          "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
          -Nelson Mandela

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          • #6

            Kris Anderson

            @KrisAndersonTV

            25m
            “We will continue search and recovery because we still have hope that we will find people alive” -
            @MayorDaniella
            #SurfsideCollapse

            NBC 6 South Florida
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            Kris Anderson

            @KrisAndersonTV

            35m
            #Breaking - new numbers just released in the #Surfside tragedy: - 4 people confirmed dead - 159 people are missing - 120 people accounted for

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            • #7
              We are not really updating this thread since the first few hours because so many media are in Surfside covering the collapse. I did see this very interesting video below.

              Our condolences to everyone affected. Hopefully a full investigation takes place so this never happens again.


              Surfside Building Collapse - Miami Florida - An Analysis of the Moments Right Before the Collapse


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              • Emily
                Emily commented
                Editing a comment
                The question is how did it manage to last as long as it did?

            • #8
              WTVC NewsChannel 9 provides coverage of news, sports, weather and community events throughout the Chattanooga, Tennessee area, including East Ridge, East Brainerd, Ooltewah, Middle Valley, Cleveland, Georgetown, Hopewell, Dayton, Dunlap and Jasper, Tennessee, Fort Oglethorpe, Chickamauga and Dalton, Georgia.


              Florida condo building deemed unsafe, evacuation ordered
              by REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press
              Friday, July 2nd 2021
              NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The city of North Miami Beach ordered the evacuation of a condominium building Friday after a review found unsafe conditions about 5 miles from the site of last week's deadly collapse in South Florida.

              An audit prompted by the collapse of Champlain Towers South in nearby Surfside found that the 156-unit Crestview Towers had been deemed structurally and electrically unsafe in January, the city said in a news release. Officials did not immediately release details about the structural problems that prompted the evacuation, but the building had reported millions of dollars in damage from 2017's Hurricane Irma...

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              • #9
                Also, possible problems in 50 year old building in Marina Del Rey, California.


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