Surfside News

Proposed Miami Condo Rules Wouldn’t Prevent Another Collapse, Engineers Say

A month after Florida lawmakers failed to require more frequent and more thorough inspections of aging condominium buildings, Miami-Dade County officials have drafted their own reforms. But a few engineers said the proposed changes, which are set to receive a …

Insurers Deny Surfside Claims, Sue Engineering Firm; Firm Counter-sues

Dueling lawsuits have been added to the growing amount of litigation arising from the collapse of the Champlain Towers condominium building in Surfside, Florida, but the latest suits could have a significant impact on insurers’ payouts for the deadly disaster. …

Surfside, Florida Condo Collapse Death Toll Rises to Nine

The death toll from the collapse of a Florida beachfront condo building has risen to nine as search-and-rescue efforts continue, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said. One person died in the hospital, and workers pulled four more bodies from the …

Still 159 Unaccounted For as Florida Condo Collapse Death Toll Rises

Rescue workers scouring the debris of a collapsed condo building in a Miami suburb said they heard sounds in the rubble overnight, as officials on Friday raised the number of people unaccounted for to 159 and the confirmed death toll …