Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure that would require developers to complete sea-level rise studies before beginning publicly funded projects. “I can tell you that at this time, they haven’t found any evidence of foul play,” she said.īeyond that, much focus is on ocean water, which is rising in South Florida and elsewhere because of climate change. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a news conference Friday that she has seen no evidence of a sinkhole - much more common in other parts of Florida - or of something criminal, such as a bomb. You think this is unique? No.”ĭetails of the building's 40-year recertification inspection will be made public once they are completed, Surfside Town Clerk Sandra McCready said in an email. “The scary portion is the other buildings. “This is a wake-up call for folks on the beach,” Schlesinger said. The 12-story tower’s collapse Thursday morning has also raised questions over whether other similar buildings are in danger. We need to find out what that reason is.” “Buildings in America do not just fall down like this.
“It should have been a very straightforward thing,” Burkett said. In an interview Friday, Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said he wasn’t sure if the inspection had been completed, but he said it may contain vital clues. The building was in the midst of its 40-year recertification process, which requires detailed structural and electrical inspections. “Were there other areas in the structure that were badly deteriorated and unnoticed?” “Were the supporting members deteriorated to the extent that a critical structural element or their connections failed leading to progressive collapse?” he wrote in an email to the AP after reviewing the report. In addition to possible problems under the pool, he said several areas above the entrance drive showing signs of deterioration were worrisome and should have been repaired immediately. Related 'Deep fire' slowing rescue effort at collapsed Florida buildingįrank Morabito, the consulting firm’s president, did not immediately respond Saturday to an email seeking comment.Ībi Aghayere, a Drexel University engineering researcher, said the extent of the damage shown in the engineering report was notable.
The report said the waterproofing under the pool deck had failed and had been improperly laid flat instead of sloped, preventing water from draining off. While the engineering report from the firm of Morabito Consultants did not warn of imminent danger from the damage - and it is unclear if any of the damage observed was responsible for the collapse - it did note the need for extensive and costly repairs to fix the systemic issues with Champlain Towers South.
CHAMPLAIN TOWER SOUTH POOL DECK SERIES
The report was among a series of documents released by the city of Surfside as rescuers continued to dig Saturday through rubble in an effort to find any of the 159 people who remain unaccounted for after the collapse. The ground-floor pool deck of the oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami was resting on a concrete slab that had “major structural damage” and needed to be extensively repaired, according to a 2018 engineering report that also uncovered “abundant cracking and spalling” of concrete columns, beams and walls in the parking garage.
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