Surfside condominium collapse

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Surfside condominium collapse
View of Champlain Towers South site, the morning of the collapse
Map
DateJune 24, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-06-24)
TimeApproximately 1:22 a.m. EDT[a] (UTC−4)
Location
Coordinates25°52′23″N 80°07′15″W / 25.87306°N 80.12083°W / 25.87306; -80.12083
CauseSee § Possible causes
Deaths98 (and an unborn infant)
Non-fatal injuries11[1]
Property damage$1 billion[2]
LitigationJudge approves $1.02B settlement for victims of Surfside condo collapse[3]

On June 24, 2021, at approximately 1:22 a.m. EDT,[a] Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, United States, partially collapsed, causing the deaths of 98 people.[9] Four people were rescued from the rubble, but one died of injuries shortly after arriving at the hospital.[10] Eleven others were injured.[11] Approximately thirty-five were rescued the same day from the un-collapsed portion of the building,[12] which was demolished ten days later.

A contributing factor under investigation is long-term degradation of reinforced concrete structural support in the basement-level parking garage under the pool deck, due to water penetration and corrosion of the reinforcing steel. The problems had been reported in 2018 and noted as "much worse" in April 2021. A $15 million program of remedial works had been approved before the collapse, but the main structural work had not started. Other possible factors include land subsidence, insufficient reinforcing steel, and corruption during construction.[13][14][15] The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is investigating almost two dozen potential causes for the collapse. It is likely they will determine several factors happened simultaneously to cause the collapse.[16]

The Surfside collapse is tied with the Knickerbocker Theatre collapse as the third-deadliest non-deliberate structural engineering failure in United States history, behind the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse and the collapse of the Pemberton Mill.[17]


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  9. ^ "Remembering those who died in the Champlain Towers condo collapse in Surfside, Florida". www.palmbeachpost.com. June 28, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  10. ^ Musgrave, Jane (July 9, 2021). "Teen boy was sitting beside his mom when Surfside building collapsed; family sues". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
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  13. ^ Brown, Ann (July 7, 2021). "Corruption In North Miami Beach Could Be Factor In Surfside Building Collapse: 7 Things To Know". Moguldom. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  14. ^ Grimm, Fred (July 2, 2021). "Surfside condo built in era tainted by corruption | Fred Grimm". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  15. ^ Baker, Mike; LaForgia, Michael (August 25, 2021). "'They Were Bullies': Inside the Turbulent Origins of the Collapsed Florida Condo". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  16. ^ Scouten, Ted (June 20, 2022). "NIST investigators give update on Surfside condo collapse investigation: "We haven't ruled anything out"". CBS News. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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