Here’s the interior of the collapsed Champlain Towers condominium in Miami

The building that is part of the complex Champlain towers which collapsed at dawn on Thursday was built in 1981 and is located on the area Surfside at North Miami of this town south of the Florida. The condo has a panoramic view of the ocean and is in a privileged area due to its strategic location.

Champlain towers It has a total of 136 residences and 12 floors, and the price range for which a unit could be purchased was between $ 590,000 and $ 900,000. The surface of its apartments varies between 132 and 210 square meters.

The partial collapse of a building in Miami triggered a massive deployment of firefighters from Miami Dade, as indicated by the agency in its account Twitter. “More than 80 units“From the service, including the rescue teams”,are on site with the help of municipal fire departmentsThe authorities said.

Firefighters were conducting a search and rescue operation. Authorities had not yet reported whether there had been any casualties or specified how many people lived in the building. Police closed nearby streets and dozens of rescue vehicles and firefighters, ambulances and police flooded the scene.

Police sergeant Surfside Marian Cruz He said the situation was still evolving, although “I can tell you that the building has twelve floors. The whole back of the building collapsed”.

The landslide raised a cloud of dust that swept through the neighborhood, covering cars on the street even two blocks away.

Photos and videos from the site showed that the collapse affected half of the tower. There were piles of rubble and debris around the building. Firefighters had yet to give a cause for the collapse near 88th Street and Collins Avenue.

The address of the building was 8777 Collins Avenueaccording to the police Surfside. The ocean side of the residential property was built in 1981 southeast of Surfside, to the beach. At that time, there were two-bedroom apartments for sale with prices between $ 600,000 and $ 700,000, according to police.

There is a mix of old and new apartments, single family homes, condos, and hotels in the area. Restaurants and shops serve tourists and residents of the area. The population contrasts sharply with the brightness of south beach, with a calmer atmosphere.

(With information from the AP and local media) .-

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