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A project manager for a Fort Lauderdale demolition company was seriously injured Monday during the demolition of the former Marlborough House condominium building in Miami Beach, Miami Beach police said. The main north-south artery that ran through Miami Beach until Monday afternoon was also crushed by Samuel Landis, 46. Landis was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital and remained in critical condition on Monday afternoon.
Miami Beach, Miami and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Officers conducted a Search and Rescue operation but found no other casualties.
"All construction workers were counted and, as a precaution, they deployed search and rescue dogs and dead dogs," said Mayor Dan Gelber
A first respondent searched the scene after the collapse of the former Marlborough House condominium building in Miami Beach on Monday morning, wounding one, according to Miami Beach Police. The debris spread over Collins Avenue and caused the closure of the main north-south artery across Miami Beach, in both directions, from 41st to 63rd Street.
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purchased the 1963 13 story building at 5775 Collins Ave. and plans to replace it with a 19-story tower on the beachfront property. Thus, the demolition of Monday
As for what went wrong, Multiplan Real Estate Asset Management, the development company from Peres, referred questions to the contractor, Winmar Construction, Inc. In a statement, Winmar described the incident as a "We are working closely with the city authorities and agencies of the Industry to understand what happened during the demolition of the structure by Allied, "said Winmar Construction president, Luis Leon, on the occasion of the demolition. AlliedBean refused to put any one at his disposal to answer questions about the incident
. The online building permit records show that the landlord applied for an implosion permit in August 2017. This permit was denied because Miami Beach does not allow for implosions, said Ana Salgueiro, the city's building dector. Then the owner applied for a regular demolition permit, which was issued on April 18, 2018.
An online license correction report describes the demolition as "total demolition of the multi-family residential structure by conventional methods. No longer using the method of implosion. "
Once a demolition permit is granted, construction crews can demolish the building whenever they are willing to do so without notifying the building department," Salgueiro said. a letter sent to residents of a nearby building on July 20, the site owner stated that the demolition of "some interior components" of the Marlborough House building had already been completed and that the demolition of the main structure and other components could start. "" The demolition will continue to be carried out by conventional methods under the demolition permit issued by the City of Miami Beach, "said Derrick Chin, the owner's manager Miami Beach Associates LLC. letter. "The work may take a few weeks and part of the building remains until the work is done."
The former Marlborough House condominium building in Miami Beach collapsed on Monday morning, injuring one, according to Miami Beach Police. The debris spread over Collins Avenue and caused the closure of the main north-south arterial crossing Miami Beach, in both directions, from 41st to 63rd Street.
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Gelber and Salgueiro said that they could not provide any information on what could have caused the collapse because the investigation is underway.
Winmar describes himself as a "full service construction management company and a general contractor partner" and works primarily in Washington DC and Miami. His projects have been inspected eight times by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration since 2012 with varying results.
OSHA did not find any violations on the Miami inspection project alone, but worked on the Shelborne South Beach in 2014. In 2017, OSHA discovered three serious violations involving liquid oil and stairs and fined the company $ 13,942 for a project in Washington DC. Winarm set fine at $ 9,062
OSHA's only inspection by AlliedBean resulted in no violation during the demolition in 2015 of the former Crystal Lake Golf Club at 3800 Crystal Lake Drive in Deerfield Beach. is conducting a criminal investigation into the incident while the Occupational Health and Safety Association will also investigate.
Miami Beach inspectors confirmed that adjacent buildings were not affected by the collapse, the city said in a statement. Residents who live on Collins Avenue between 5875 and 63 will be allowed access to their buildings with proof of residence, but those who live between 56 and 58 will not be allowed to return home.
writer Joey Flechas contributed to this report
