What the initial report on Florida condo collapse reveals

We are one step closer to finding out what exactly caused the Surfside Condos in Florida to collapse in 2021 -- leaving 98 people dead. Federal investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology released some of their initial findings Thursday. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Miami.
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[@Todd_plays_poker]

Poorly constructed building, poorly maintained building and poorly investigated accident. Shouldn't someone be going to prison over 98 deaths? What exactly did the inspector look at every year?

[@Heterogeneity]

A $50 payoff.

[@RandomEsports1]

2000$ payoff

[@testaccount1055]

Looked at the prior year report and said it’s good cuz someone else didn’t state material issues. Same like auditing 🙂

[@JBoo]

Even if its the condo board most of them died

[@zjones9876]

any crime which happened when the building was built would be beyond the statute of limitations by now

[@76biggdogg]

I saw the pictures of the rot before the collapse. No one on the maintenance team noticed?

[@ThePainkiller3666]

Of course they did, the owners always wave it off.

[@Crystifodere]

Epstein didn't grill himself, he had a chef

[@RandomEsports1]

nah they didnt

[@liam3284]

Owners don't want to be told they have to evacuate and pay expensive repairs. The building could have been condemned based on the report in 2018.

[@bgregg55]

All those high-rise structures built during the building boom years are suspect.

[@randbarrett8706]

Quality & safety are unnecessary overhead, probably

[@worldgate989]

This is "Little D" Desantis Florida.

[@BlacksRuinEverything]

And once again, what happened to the CCTV video from their NVR? There were cameras all over the place including the deck that collapsed and they were recording in the security office. Where is the NVR with the video?

[@conqueringlion420]

Never put a body of water on your roof

[@jasonbean2764]

98 souls lost, because of poor engineering. Entirely preventable.

[@jasons8479]

No, costcutting and greed by the builders.

[@liam3284]

underengineered, but also built below spec, and grossly overloaded. Its more surprising it stood up as long as it did.

[@RadAngelDMV]

Or even more. #SUS

[@freethugga4L]

Also poor oversight in construction. Highly likely that concreters didnt place reo correctly, happens very often. I'm a civ eng student

[@cyrusatkinson3307]

So florida does florida and people die.

[@scasey1960]

“Codes & things not done properly” = I have no idea of what the report said. The big problem is that real estate in Florida may be uninsurable as a result of widespread corruption within the construction & inspection industry throughout the state.

[@csmith63]

It's that way EVERYWHERE! When the inevitable disasters and collapses happen, then suddenly people see the criminal and corrupt practices in outliers somewhere else, because that's a more comforting story than the reality that it happens EVERYWHERE--which it does!

[@bweaver760]

Ah ha! So, is this why homeowners property insurance is so unaffordable in Florida?

[@harrieelias5756]

Poor construction materials, for sure.

[@440SPN]

So sad😢

[@scottnelson2384]

Similarities to the Murrah Federal Building collapse. A large transversal beam that was not laterally supported got dislodged and a large part of the building lost all support.

[@nathangibson8260]

wait... is this a joke? they are "years away" from figuring out how this building collapsed? erm.... hire a civil engineer? like a good one though not one of the ones you've been talking to up until now. You'll have your answer within a week.... Alternatively you can live in a world where buildings are built and nobody knows how so they fall down after a day and it takes years to figure out why they don't work.

[@PelosiStockPortfolio]

That caught my attention too, then I remembered this is Florida... they aren't really known for their brain power

[@aliceharris1998]

Job security?

[@oreocakester4307]

theres a guy on yt who did a several hour series on every issue he noticed in photos throughout the building prior to the collapse

[@liam3284]

There are too many probable causes. Someone put it this way "if you had a room filled with gas in an explosive mixture, trying to find the ignition source after the explosion"

[@bweaver760]

Some fishy stuff goes on close to the oceans!!!

[@sonicjet7759]

The ghost of 9/11/2001 is slowly haunting American way of life, everyone please becareful

[@JosephNine]

IT'S A BIG WAIST OF MONEY, ALL THEY NEED IS A SET OF PLANS FOR THE BUILDING, THEN THE RATIO OF THE ARCHITECTS WORK THAT SIGNED OFF ON THE STEEL USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION. THEN DID THE BUILDER USE THE CORRECT GAUGE OF I-BEAM (STEEL)OR DID HE SUBSTITUTE FOR A LESS EXPENSIVE I-BEAM ?

[@HarperSophia]

Waste

[@bweaver760]

The original plans did not consider the salt water corrosion that occurred along the ocean front properties! The engineering firm was not considering salt water corrosion!!! Probably a firm that had never built along the ocean front!!!!

[@Lancaster604]

Florida's construction are suspect. Low pay, poor workmanship, bad ethics.

[@rochcarothers-ts3jx]

No,Collapsed south luxury was at 30psf,BUT IN STANDING SMALLER WERE 💯 psf over offices,storage, utilities,elevators,etc🆘,edit,word

[@jasons8479]

Why wasn't this sort of investigation done on the partially collapsed building in Davenport, Iowa? Oh the residents weren't millionaires. Just the owner. Silly me.

[@jdm1039]

Jason S. How long ago did this collapse happen? How long ago did the Iowa collapse happen?

[@jasons8479]

@@jdm1039 Irrelevant. In Surfside, the evidence was carefully preserved for investigation. In Davenport, it was destroyed and hauled off to the dump asap.

[@jdm1039]

@Jason S It is not irrelevant. Investigations take time. This happened 2 years ago. Iowa happened 3 weeks ago. The Iowa investigation is in its infancy.

[@jasons8479]

@@jdm1039 And how are they going to investigate, now that all the evidence is destroyed?

[@norhan_ha]

!!!!!!!

[@myopinion4136]

Which Rabbi approved of this report, is this good for the insurance claim or BAD?

[@felicetanka]

A savage political environment in phlorida no doubt.

[@misterfunnybones]

Some "truther" movement will have to investigate & speculate on the "real" causes of the collapse.

[@fluxcapacitor1621]

This is what happens when there aren't enough regulations and oversight. Failed Republican policies in action.

[@spartanspeedruns8386]

It hurts how stupid you sound blaming Republicans for this. Florida has some of the toughest construction laws in the nation. Laws were broken in order for this travesty to happen and you look like a fool blaming it on politics.

[@tiboregoldberger6817]

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