Surfside

Venezuela's earthquakes have caused unprecedented destruction, with rescuers including Miami-Dade firefighters working around the clock. A Venezuelan security guard was rescued after eight days trapped under rubble, though many victims remain buried. Firefighter Maggie Castro compared the devastation to the Surfside collapse, highlighting the emotional and physical toll on responders.

Five years after the Surfside condo collapse that killed 98 people, the town will host remembrance events. Federal investigators attributed the collapse to structural design flaws in the building's pool deck connections, ruling out other alleged causes like construction vibrations or sinkholes.

A relative of a victim of the 2021 Surfside condo collapse seeks accountability as a federal report concludes the disaster was caused by design, construction, and corrosion issues. The report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Construction Safety Team found the collapse began weeks earlier due to structural failures, with no specific initiating event identified.

An investigation by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) into the 2021 Surfside condo collapse revealed that structural failures in the pool deck slab and garage columns initiated the disaster, which killed 98 people. NIST found severe deviations from original structural design codes, and similar design flaws were identified in the sister building, Champlain Towers North. Remediation efforts are underway for both structures.

A deadly collapse at a Florida beachfront condominium began weeks before the 2021 disaster, with structural failures linked to design flaws and alterations over 40 years. Federal investigators found the building's structure did not meet building codes, leading to a slow-motion collapse that killed 98 people.

A federal investigation found that the 2021 collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, which killed 98 people, began weeks earlier due to structural failures in the pool deck and garage columns. The report cited design flaws not meeting building codes and degradation from corrosion and alterations over the building's 40-year history.

Investigators found that the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla., had been failing for weeks before its collapse. The incident is under investigation for structural issues.

A technical report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Construction Safety Team found that structural failures in garage columns and pool deck connections at Champlain Towers South in Surfside led to a partial collapse in June 2021, resulting in 98 fatalities. The failures caused cracks and redistributed weight to insufficient slab-column connections, triggering the disaster.

Non-carbonated alcoholic drinks such as Surfside and BeatBox are gaining popularity and capturing market share from hard seltzers, particularly among Gen Z consumers.