Hundreds of residents are evacuated from eight-story condo building in Miami after it is found to be unsafe - just weeks after Surfside disaster that killed 98 people

AP& Daily Mail ^ | 8/2/2021/10 | Asriana Diaz

[sodpoodle]

Modern Life

[Admin Moderator]

Quit abusing the Breaking news sidebar.

[Red Badger]

During the late 70’s there was a building boom going on in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
This may just be the tip of the iceberg.........................

[Little Ray]

I wonder who was in charge of building inspections back then and how much he made off with?

[Red Badger]

Those 3 counties have been run by Democrats since Jesus was a carpenter...................

[Little Ray]

“As of Tuesday, there are currently 2,439 buildings on Miami’s unsafe structure list, according to city data.”

[Kartographer]

Was it because they weren’t wearing mask inside the building?

[Red Badger]

All it takes is for a little hurricane to come along like ANDREW or MICHAEL and they will topple like a House of Cards..................

[Little Ray]

Well, yes. That’s the way it usually goes in urban areas.
I was just wondering if the guys responsible for allowing substandard construction could be identified or if it would just stop with the building owners.

[Red Badger]

Those guys are probably long retired or dead..........

[Revel]

No history of the building itself was given.

[Kickass Conservative]

I am actually surprised that the Death Toll from the Building Collapse only took 98 Lives given the time it happened.

I thought it would have been more than 200 after watching the Video.

BTW - If DeSantis runs for POTUS in 2024 the Media will make certain that he was directly responsible for the collapse.

[mewzilla]

Anyone thinking of buying a condo in Florida should read John D. MacDonald's Condominium first.

[Bell Bouy II]

Many were there during both and still there

[Red Badger]

Andrew was almost 30 years ago.....................

[Bell Bouy II]

That bldg was put up around 2000 +- after Andrew and under upgraded codes, plus it not even close to the shore

[Red Badger]

Close to the shore doesn’t really matter all that much when the winds are 150+ mph.................

[Carriage Hill]

“The city of Miami currently has 2,439 buildings on its unsafe structure list.”

Not a good record. I lived and worked in Coral Gables, back in the mid-70s, and we never heard of buildings collapsing or an “unsafe bldgs list”.

[Bell Bouy II]

East side will not see anywhere near that

150 mph, thats funny

[Bell Bouy II]

thats because they were putting them up at that time.
Worked for Bell Tel in the 70/80 in S Fl and we couldn’t wire the places quick enough. Some were being occupied b4 we could service them. Boom town