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Horrified Florida condo resident saw cracks form in her apartment, heard a fearsome noise: 'It was infernal'
WND ^ | 06/27/2021 | Elizabeth Stauffer

Posted on 06/28/2021 1:28:30 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski

Personal accounts are just starting to emerge of the tragedy that unfolded Thursday morning after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium building in Surfside, Florida.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava issued a news release Saturday evening that said that five victims have been confirmed dead, according to CNN. The report said 156 potential victims remain unaccounted for.

One survivor, Iliana Monteagudo, who is in her 50s, recounted to the New York Post the terrifying moments after she was awoken about 1:30 a.m. by "strange noises."

She told the Post she thought the sounds had come from an "open sliding door to the oceanfront balcony."

“I ran and tried to close it, but I couldn’t. I imagine because it was unlevel already because of all the movement,” she explained. “I heard a crack and when I looked, I saw a crack traveling in the wall two fingers thick. Something told me, 'you need to run…'”

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KEYWORDS: collapse; condo; florida; surfside
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What to do when in a disaster…

Monteagudo described her escape: “When I was running down the stairs I went from six, to five and then four, I heard a tremendous noise. It was infernal. The building was falling. I don’t know how I managed to escape.”

Outside, it was pitch black. She recalled seeing smoke and water all around her and began to pray.

“God help me, I want to see my children. God please help me, don’t let me die like this,” she said.

1 posted on 06/28/2021 1:28:30 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski
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To: Jan_Sobieski

I don’t think I would admit that I heard these noises. When you sue, the defendant will say you had contributory negligence because you heard the noises and did not act.


2 posted on 06/28/2021 1:30:34 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant

LOL!

Maybe you need to change your Freeper name.


3 posted on 06/28/2021 1:33:06 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (I identify as fully vaccinated. )
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To: Jan_Sobieski

She was lucky to get out of her Condo.

The Front Door could have been jammed shut like the Patio Door was.

I’m sure many will have “survivor’s guilt” when it’s all said and done.


4 posted on 06/28/2021 1:34:01 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Trump - Make America Great Again / Biden - Make American Grovel Again...)
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To: Brilliant

These home owners were either kept in the dark as to the condition of the bldg or voted to defer spending big $$

That will come out in time

Some Surfside code guy has already lawyered up.


5 posted on 06/28/2021 1:35:07 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Has there been any video shown of the collapse? If not, this must be one of the few significant things to happen in a large city recently that was not in range of some security cameras.


6 posted on 06/28/2021 1:35:42 PM PDT by Will88 (The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.)
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the defendant will say you had contributory negligence because you heard the noises and did not act.

She heard these noises just minutes before the collapse; what should she have done? Call Superman?

7 posted on 06/28/2021 1:35:50 PM PDT by SFConservative
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To: Brilliant

I don’t think I would admit that I heard these noises. When you sue, the defendant will say you had contributory negligence because you heard the noises and did not act.


WTHeck????

She heard these noises as she was awakened.....and, was subsequently escaping from the falling building.

FTA....

Monteagudo described her escape: “When I was running down the stairs I went from six, to five and then four, I heard a tremendous noise. It was infernal. The building was falling. I don’t know how I managed to escape.”

How on Earth could she EVER be negligent, for hearing noises.....while ESCAPING???

She was acting, alright.

What did you want her to do? Stop and knock on everyone’s door, after she called 911??


8 posted on 06/28/2021 1:36:12 PM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation 🙏🏻🇺🇸)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

When you see a crack opening up in your condo, it is always a good idea to run outside.


9 posted on 06/28/2021 1:36:44 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Give me a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer)
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To: SFConservative

I just posted similar.

I like your reply better.....Superman.

Geez!


10 posted on 06/28/2021 1:36:45 PM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation 🙏🏻🇺🇸)
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To: SamAdams76

“When you see a crack opening up in your condo, it is always a good idea to run outside.”

Good advice!!


11 posted on 06/28/2021 1:37:32 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: SamAdams76; Brilliant

When you see a crack opening up in your condo, it is always a good idea to run outside.


Tell that to “Brilliant” at #2


12 posted on 06/28/2021 1:37:35 PM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation 🙏🏻🇺🇸)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Very good point! She’s fortunate indeed that the front door opened.


13 posted on 06/28/2021 1:38:12 PM PDT by dinodino ( )
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To: Will88

Yes, there are multiple videos of the collapse online. Do a search and you will find them.


14 posted on 06/28/2021 1:39:20 PM PDT by dinodino ( )
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To: Jan_Sobieski

when is the Hollywood movie being released?


15 posted on 06/28/2021 1:39:47 PM PDT by RockyTx
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To: Brilliant

Point well taken...more sleazy lawyers in Miami than the rest of the country combined!


16 posted on 06/28/2021 1:40:02 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: Jan_Sobieski
At least she made an effort to get out. The other woman called her husband.

A number of years ago I was working on the third floor of a building when suddenly the entire building started shaking. Someone yelled "earthquake!" I turned to my co-workers and said, "let's get out of here!" With that I ran the three flights of steps down to the ground floor and out of that building faster than anyone might think it possible for a sixty-something-year-old man to go. It was indeed an earthquake.

I spent the next five years, up to the time of my retirement, being mercilessly ridiculed for my "cowardice."

I don't know; it seemed like the right thing to do.

17 posted on 06/28/2021 1:44:35 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: Jane Long

In her case that might be true but some of these people had been hearing noises well before the collapse.


18 posted on 06/28/2021 1:45:07 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Jan_Sobieski

I don’t believe this account at all.

Nobody had warning, is my take seeing the two block to the south view of the collapse.

I suspect someone was parking at 530 in the a.m., hit an already deteriorated ready to compromise support, and the rest ensued within seconds.

Nobody got to any stairs.


19 posted on 06/28/2021 1:48:00 PM PDT by George from New England
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To: Brilliant

Yea, I’m sure she had the time to file some sort of impact statement at the information desk in the lobby as she was running out.

Armchair engineers and lawyers are amazing.


20 posted on 06/28/2021 1:49:13 PM PDT by cyclotic (Live your life in such a way that they hate you as much as they hated Rush Limbaugh)
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