Collapsed Surfside Condo Had Been Failing for Weeks, Investigators Find

Two columns that held up the building’s pool deck began to fail several weeks before the 2021 collapse, according to a new ...
Engineering News-Record

Probe Says Surfside Pool Deck Failed Several Minutes Before Building

The federal probe into the calamitous collapse at Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., has concluded that the condominium's pool deck failed more than four minutes before the 12-story residential ...
The Real Deal

Surfside collapse investigation finds deeper issues with pool deck

Champlain Towers South’s pool deck construction differed from design requirements, federal investigators determined, adding to mounting indicators that this area was the root of the deadly collapse.
People

Pool Deck May Be the Origin of the Deadly Surfside Condo Collapse, Federal Investigators Say

A final report on the 2021 collapse is reportedly expected to be released by investigators in September 2025 Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. Federal investigators believe ...
The New York Times

Surfside Condo’s Pool Deck Had ‘Severe Strength Deficiency,’ Investigators Say

Federal investigators released preliminary findings on the 13-story tower’s collapse in Florida but say more work is needed to determine what led to 98 deaths. By Mike Baker The condo in Surfside, Fla ...