Associated Press SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say over 150 people are still unaccounted for after part of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed in a town outside Miami.
The collapse in the community of Surfside killed at least one person and trapped others in rubble and twisted metal.
Rescuers pulled dozens of survivors from the tower Thursday morning and continued to look for more. Officials did not know how many people were in the tower when it fell around 1:30 a.m.
The mayor says two people were brought to the hospital and one died. It’s not clear what caused the structure to fail. tweeted.
Eben Brown with Fox Radio News is on the scene and files this report:
Disturbing video shows the moment the building came crashing down.
https://t.co/pf9BijfSHS
Surveillance video shows the condo collapsed in Surfside in two parts, the center then the end.— 850 WFTL (@850WFTL) June 24, 2021
Dramatic video shows a boy being rescued from the rubble:
Boy rescued from the rubble of a building collapse in Surfside, Florida — near Miami Beach.
Hundreds of first responders are on the scene right now.
Rescue operation continues at 8777 Collins Ave. pic.twitter.com/Hnq7Gd9QW4— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) June 24, 2021
(Copyright 2021 WBAP/KLIF 24/7 News. This report contains material from Associated Press and Fox Radio News.)
