Tag: Structural failures

Another victim identified in collapse of Florida condominium

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — Another victim was identified in the collapse of a 12-story Florida condominium that killed at least 97 people, authorities said Saturday. ...

Recovery effort at collapsed building could end soon

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — Efforts to recover human remains from the debris of a South Florida condo building are nearing an end. ...

208 years for Mexican expert over quake-collapsed school

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MEXICO CITY — A judge sentenced a Mexican building expert to 208 years in prison Wednesday for signing off on defective remodeling work blamed...

Recovery effort at collapsed building could end soon

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — The recovery efforts for a South Florida condo building that collapsed last month might be coming to an end soon. ...

Searchers recover personal possessions from collapse rubble

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — When the body of 4-year-old Emma Guara was pulled from the rubble of last month's Florida condominium collapse, she was wearing...

Death toll in Florida condo building collapse rises to 95

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — The death toll in the Miami-area condominium building collapse climbed to 95 on Tuesday as crews worked for a 20th day...

5 killed in crane collapse at residential tower in Canada

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KELOWNA, British Columbia — Five people died when a crane collapsed at a 25-story residential tower in Canada, police said Tuesday. ...

Condo collapse victim fought at failed Bay of Pigs invasion

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Sixty years before Juan Mora’s Florida condo building came crashing down, killing him and at least 89 others, he was among hundreds of Cuban...

Search at collapse site revives memories of past tragedies

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — The mangled concrete and twisted rebar from the collapsed high-rise near Miami triggered flashbacks for retired Oklahoma City Fire Chief Greg...

Officials across Florida rethink condo inspection polices

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Across Florida, people living in the thousands of condominiums rising above the state’s 1,350 miles of coastline wonder if the building...