Miami Building Collapse

[captainmorgan]

Miami condo collapse: Woman told husband on phone she saw pool cave in before building fell, report says

A woman missing in the deadly Florida condo building collapse called her husband as the tragedy unfolded — and said she saw a sinkhole where the pool used to be before the line went dead, according to a new report.

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Miami condo collapse: Woman told husband on phone she saw pool cave in before building fell, report says

A woman missing in the deadly Florida condo building collapse called her husband as the tragedy unfolded — and said she saw a sinkhole where the pool used to be before the line went dead, according to a new report.

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The hazards of too much chlorine.

 

[schuylaar]

 

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Damage to Surfside building's concrete was accelerating in April
The president of the association that represents the collapsed Florida condominium building said the damage to the building's basement garage had “gotten significantly worse” and the concrete damage was “accelerating," according to a letter written last April, USA Today reports.

In the letter obtained by USA Today, Champlain Towers South Condominium Association president Jean Wodnicki acknowledged that the tens of millions of dollars of needed repairs had become a source of frustration for the building's residents.

“We have discussed, debated, and argued for years now, and will continue to do so for years to come as different items come into play,” Wodnicki, who survived the collapse last week, wrote in a letter dated April 9.

Wodnicki noted in her letter that conditions had worsened from when the association had hired an engineering firm to inspect the building in 2018. The engineers had found a “major error” in the building's design including crumbling concrete columns in the garage area. The firm predicted that failure to address these errors would “cause the extent of the concrete deterioration to expand exponentially.”

Wodnicki stated that much of the ground level would need to be pulled up due to how many of the repairs would need to be done underground.

"When performing any concrete restoration work, it is impossible to know the extent of the damage to the underlying rebar until the concrete is opened up," she wrote. "Oftentimes the damage is more extensive than can be determined by inspection of the surface."

“Your Board of Directors is working very hard to bring this project to fruition,” she added. “We have covered so much ground already to get the project rolling. … We have discussed, debated, and argued for years now, and will continue to do so for years to come as different items come into play."

Damage to Surfside building’s concrete was accelerating in April

The president of the association that represents the collapsed Florida condominium building said the damage to the building’s basement garage had “gotten significantly worse” and th…

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Like on a car, "It is only a little rust."

 

[captainmorgan]

Looks like they will have a grand jury investigation, someone is going to prison.

 

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Looks like they will have a grand jury investigation, someone is going to prison.

The Pool Boy!

 

[injinji]

The Pool Boy!

The pool boy took some good photos the night before. He will be taking the stand.

 

[medicaloutlaw]

Such terrible stories. To be trapped in a small air pocket and trying to reach out for help.

SURFSIDE, Fla. -- As hundreds of loved ones wait to hear answers about the dozens missing at the Surfside, Florida, condo collapse site, mysterious phone calls from a landline inside the building are complicating the mystery for one family.

Hours after the collapse, around 9:40 p.m. Thursday, Samuelson said his mother's house line received a mysterious phone call from the Notkin's landline.

Static and cracking noises could be heard from the landline, with no discernable human voices. "We were all sitting there in the living room, my whole family ... We were just shocked, and we kind of thought nothing of it because we answered and it was static," Samuelson said. The family received a total of 16 calls from the Notkin's landline before the calls stopped.

 

[captainmorgan]

I can't think of two more useless people to have at a disaster rescue site, what could these two grifters possibly do to help, she's more manly than him, their personal assistants would probably be more useful.

Ivanka Trump, Kushner help rescue effort at Fla. collapse site

Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner have pitched in donations for the rescue effort at the partially collapsed Florida condo, which is two blocks from the couple’s Miami home, reports say.

nypost.com

 

[schuylaar]

I can't think of two more useless people to have at a disaster rescue site, what could these two grifters possibly do to help, she's more manly than him, their personal assistants would probably be more useful.

Ivanka Trump, Kushner help rescue effort at Fla. collapse site

Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner have pitched in donations for the rescue effort at the partially collapsed Florida condo, which is two blocks from the couple’s Miami home, reports say.

nypost.com

it's..politcal in 3, 2, and..

 

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Most of Surfside condo board quit in 2019 amid sluggish response to repair plans: WaPo
Five people resigned in 2019 from the condo board of the Florida building that collapsed early Thursday, The Washington Post reported.

Board president Anette Goldstein was among those that resigned from the seven-member board, partly due to the slow response to major structural concerns that had been detailed in an engineer consultant’s report in 2018, the Post reported.

The Post obtained previously unpublished correspondences, board minutes from the condo, and other records from the homeowner’s association. The news outlet noted that several roadblocks that impeded the building's ability to quickly address the structural issues included a high turnover on the condo board and debate among board members about the scope and costs of the work needed to be done.

“We work for months to go in one direction and at the very last minute objections are raised that should have been discussed and resolved right in the beginning,” Goldstein said in her resignation letter in September 2019, according to The Post.

“This pattern has repeated itself over and over, ego battles, undermining the roles of fellow board members, circulation of gossip and mistruths. I am not presenting a very pretty picture of the functioning of our board and many before us, but it describes a board that works very hard but cannot for the reasons above accomplish the goals we set out to accomplish,” she continued.

Four other members on the condo board resigned in 2018. The Post could not determine from the documents why the other four members had resigned. Several members, including Goldstein, later rejoined the board, according to The Post.

Most of Surfside condo board quit in 2019 amid sluggish response to repair plans: WaPo

Five people resigned in 2019 from the condo board of the Florida building that collapsed early Thursday, The Washington Post reported.Board president Anette Goldstein was among those that resigned …

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[captainmorgan]

Video shows fallen debris and gushing water in the Surfside condo garage moments before collapse | CNN

A couple staying at a nearby hotel recorded video that shows debris and gushing water in the underground parking garage of the Surfside condominium building minutes before it collapsed.

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[carlsbarn]

Where's the Sasquatch spewing some nonsense about freedoms and overbearing regulations with a flippant remark about how in his daydream consensual transaction world nobody would now do business with THAT condo developer because, y'know, death and all.

 

[captainmorgan]

The first hurricane of the season is headed toward south Florida, will it bring down the rest of the unstable building?

 

[smokinrav]

Looks its going to run up the gulf coast, not the Atlantic coast. But, seriously, no one is alive in that building anymore.

 

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Looks its going to run up the gulf coast, not the Atlantic coast. But, seriously, no one is alive in that building anymore.

But it makes it more difficult for the people excavating it.

 

[injinji]

The first hurricane of the season is headed toward south Florida, will it bring down the rest of the unstable building?

I think it's going to be a TS by then. And it's more likely to come on up the Gulf my way.

 

[captainmorgan]

The support columns on the remaining part or the building shifted 6" to 12" Thursday night, they are talking about bringing down the rest of the building before it falls on it's own.

 

[injinji]

Last night was the first time I had heard this, but there was at least one 911 call from a child in the space between two beds and a lady banging on debris the night it came down. They were unable to get to either of them.

 

[schuylaar]

Last night was the first time I had heard this, but there was at least one 911 call from a child in the space between two beds and a lady banging on debris the night it came down. They were unable to get to either of them.

there's gonna be a few urban legends.