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At least 1 person killed, 10 injured in partial collapse of residential building in Florida (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) | |
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A building partially collapsed Thursday morning on Collins Avenue in Surfside, near Miami, Florida, police and fire services said. At least one person was killed and more injured. | |
Photos and videos show part of the building reduced to rubbles, with fire crews working at the site. | |
Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett told the media that at least one person was killed and 10 were hospitalized. “This is a horrific catastrophe. In the United States, buildings just don’t fall down,” Burkett told CNN. | |
Earlier media reports said that a 10-year-old boy was among those rescued from the rubble. | |
Journalist Joel Franco, who is at the scene of the collapse, tweeted that several people have been rescued from the building. | |
A person who said he was a resident of the first floor of the condo told Franco that he was in the underground garage when the collapse began, and that he quickly fled outside. | A person who said he was a resident of the first floor of the condo told Franco that he was in the underground garage when the collapse began, and that he quickly fled outside. |
“Then were heard some more shaking happening. We started running,” the man said. | “Then were heard some more shaking happening. We started running,” the man said. |
According to police, the incident took place at 8777 Collins Avenue, where Champlain Towers South, a 12-floor residential complex, is located. Local media reported that the incident took place around 2am local time. | According to police, the incident took place at 8777 Collins Avenue, where Champlain Towers South, a 12-floor residential complex, is located. Local media reported that the incident took place around 2am local time. |
“On one of these huge buildings – gone, right here beside us,” a man said in a video posted on social media. He said he was staying in a hotel next to the collapsed structure. “This is the most insane thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” | “On one of these huge buildings – gone, right here beside us,” a man said in a video posted on social media. He said he was staying in a hotel next to the collapsed structure. “This is the most insane thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” |
The apartment complex was built in 1981 and has more than 130 units, WTVJ TV reported, citing records. | The apartment complex was built in 1981 and has more than 130 units, WTVJ TV reported, citing records. |
A witness told WPVI-TV that a third of the structure has turned into a pile of rubble. “Like a bomb hit or something and it just completely wiped it out.” | A witness told WPVI-TV that a third of the structure has turned into a pile of rubble. “Like a bomb hit or something and it just completely wiped it out.” |
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