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The report recommended that concrete slabs, which were “showing distress” by the entrance and pool deck, “be removed and replaced in their entirety.” It said the concrete deterioration should 'be repaired in a timely fashion. The known death toll rose to 16 on Wednesday, with more than 140.

Champlain tower south collapse full#

Investigators have not determined what caused 55 of the 136 units in the northeast corridor of the 12-floor building to crumble.īut a trove of emails and documents released by Surfside revealed that residents and contractors had been raising concerns about the integrity of the building for years - specifically focusing on structural problems and leaks in the garage and pool area.Ī commercial pool contractor who was inspecting the pool last week told the Miami Herald that there “was standing water all over the parking garage,” and the biggest puddle of water was by parking spot 78, located under the pool deck, where a contractor in 2018 had reported there was 'major structural damage.' Images captured by a contractor show the conditions inside the pool control room of Champlain Towers South days before collapse. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced it would launch a full technical investigation into what caused the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium in Surfside, Florida, on June 24. No survivor has been pulled from the rubble of Champlain Towers South since the first hours after the collapse last Thursday. See the apartment locations of the victims. Half of the building flattened at about 1:30 a.m. At least half of the 135 apartments of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., collapsed in the early hours of June 24.