/tags/building-collapse building collapse en-US WLRN Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:38:33 GMT /news/2022-04-14/florida-elected-officials-say-legislature-must-pass-statewide-building-safety-law Lawmakers wrapped up the regular 2022 Florida legislative session in March without passing a bill that would create a statewide standard for ensuring that residential buildings are safe to live in. Some elected officials gathered April 14, 2022, at the site of the former Champlain Towers South on Collins Avenue in Surfside to express urgency for a new law in Florida. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:38:33 GMT /news/2022-04-14/florida-elected-officials-say-legislature-must-pass-statewide-building-safety-law Verónica Zaragovia /news/2022-03-14/bill-requiring-condo-inspections-dies-in-the-state-legislature The Florida Legislature’s failure to pass a bill mandating regular condominium inspections leaves in place a lax regimen experts say is full of glaring loopholes that endanger residents of aging buildings. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:53:46 GMT /news/2022-03-14/bill-requiring-condo-inspections-dies-in-the-state-legislature Andres Viglucci, Mary Ellen Klas /news/2021-09-13/key-west-building-official-says-santa-clara-condo-residents-can-stay-but-need-to-make-repairs-fast Key West's top building official held off on condemning the 110-unit condo, but said he wants to see life-safety repairs made immediately and a plan for longer term fix within 45 days. Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:56:10 GMT /news/2021-09-13/key-west-building-official-says-santa-clara-condo-residents-can-stay-but-need-to-make-repairs-fast Nancy Klingener /news/2021-09-02/surfside-changed-everything-key-west-holding-condemnation-hearing-for-110-unit-condo After the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside in late June, many buildings in South Florida got new attention. The city of Key West is taking action on one older condo. Thu, 02 Sep 2021 21:36:23 GMT /news/2021-09-02/surfside-changed-everything-key-west-holding-condemnation-hearing-for-110-unit-condo Nancy Klingener /2021-07-28/surfsides-future-a-possible-mistaken-identity-and-a-life-sentence-and-miamis-125th-birthday The future and healing for the Surfside community. Did a murder and a mistaken identity lead to a wrongful conviction and life sentence? Plus, Miami’s 125th birthday — we’ll learn about some of the city’s most interesting, and lesser-known, history. Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:30:59 GMT /2021-07-28/surfsides-future-a-possible-mistaken-identity-and-a-life-sentence-and-miamis-125th-birthday Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2021-06-24/heres-what-we-know-about-the-surfside-building-collapse Search and rescue efforts continue in Surfside, just north of Miami Beach, after the partial collapse of a 12-story building early Thursday morning. Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:30:56 GMT /news/2021-06-24/heres-what-we-know-about-the-surfside-building-collapse WLRN News /news/2021-07-15/partial-roof-collapse-of-northwest-miami-dade-apartment-building-causes-evacuation The roof of a three-story apartment building has partially collapsed in northwest Miami-Dade County, near Miami Lakes, authorities say. Firefighters are conducting evacuations. Thu, 15 Jul 2021 21:21:51 GMT /news/2021-07-15/partial-roof-collapse-of-northwest-miami-dade-apartment-building-causes-evacuation Devoun Cetoute - The Miami Herald /news/2021-07-13/at-least-8-people-are-dead-after-a-hotel-collapsed-in-eastern-china At least 23 people were trapped when the Siji Kaiyuan Hotel in Suzhou collapsed Monday afternoon. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:07:44 GMT /news/2021-07-13/at-least-8-people-are-dead-after-a-hotel-collapsed-in-eastern-china The Associated Press /2021-07-07/haitis-president-assassinated-surfside-rescue-workers-engineers-studying-collapse-a-covid-19-update The assassination of Haiti's president. Israeli rescue workers search through the rubble in Surfside. Plus, an engineer working with the team studying why the condo's collapse happened. And vaccination rates in Florida are dragging, while cases are rising. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 21:57:46 GMT /2021-07-07/haitis-president-assassinated-surfside-rescue-workers-engineers-studying-collapse-a-covid-19-update Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /2021-07-06/tropical-storm-elsa-and-the-latest-from-surfside-lawsuits-and-the-flowers-on-the-wall-of-hope Tropical Storm Elsa impacts the search and rescue efforts underway in Surfside. A construction attorney on the lawsuits being filed after the collapse. And the people maintaining the Surfside memorial wall, coordinating fresh flowers and visiting almost daily. Tue, 06 Jul 2021 22:37:32 GMT /2021-07-06/tropical-storm-elsa-and-the-latest-from-surfside-lawsuits-and-the-flowers-on-the-wall-of-hope Leslie Ovalle Atkinson