Miami: part of the roof of a building collapsed and the authorities evacuated its occupants

A Miami apartment building was evacuated Thursday afternoon after part of the structure’s roof collapsed. City officials reported no injuries or deaths.

At around 4 p.m., Miami-Dade Police received calls regarding the building collapse at 17500 NW 68th Avenue. Rescue teams and city authorities are on hand to investigate why part of the roof collapsed.

After the tragedy of the building collapse in Surfside, where 97 dead and dozens more remain missing, Miami authorities are on high alert to prevent further disasters.

On July 4, an apartment building in Miami Beach was evacuated after structural problems were discovered.

During, the investigation into the causes of the collapse of the northeast wing of the Tours Champlain Sud building, which had 55 apartments, has already started, but it is assumed that it will be long and complex.

In court, there are half a dozen lawsuits against the condominium association, which has had structural problems since at least 2018, according to an engineering firm.

What remained of the building was demolished on July 4, because the structure was unstable and made research tasks difficult.

On Wednesday, a South Florida judge authorized the sale of the land where the collapsed residential building was located and 97 people lost their lives, according to provisional figures.

In court proceedings held yesterday, Judge Michael Hanzman gave the green light to the process of selling the property where the Champlain South towers were built, a sale that could reach a price between 100 and 110 million dollars.

The judge’s intention is to speed up the process of selling the land for the benefit of the victims of the collapse as soon as possible and to the extent possible.

Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said last week he was studying the usefulness of donating the site and consulting with the families of the victims to find out what they want, as it is a kind of “sacred place”.

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