US EditionNew Report: Investigators Point to Pool Deck as Likely Starting Point in Surfside Collapse
The National Institute of Standards and Technology found design flaws and misplaced reinforcement caused the pool deck collapse, which triggered the fatal failure of Champlain Towers South.
- Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology concluded the pool deck began collapsing about seven minutes before the Champlain Towers South condominium complex fell on June 24, 2021, stating it is more likely the collapse initiated in the pool deck than the tower.
- Officials found the pool deck's slab‑column connections had critically low safety margins, mainly caused by design understrength and misplaced slab reinforcement.
- Investigators showed the pool deck failure propagated through the building as federal investigators focused on slab‑to‑column joints and weakened columns, noting the structure's low resistance let the failure spread through the middle and east parts of Champlain Towers South.
- The collapse on June 24, 2021, resulted in victims aged 1 to 92; the site has been demolished for redevelopment, and rescue teams responded globally.
- Investigators postponed the final report, previously expected in 2025, after multiple delays, while noting pool deck issues dated back to the tower's construction over four decades ago.
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Officials Find Deadly 2021 Surfside Condo Collapse Likely Began From Pool Deck
Federal investigators shared their preliminary findings on Sept. 9CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty In this aerial view, search and rescue personnel work after the partial collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 24, 2021 in Surfside, Florida.NEED TO KNOWFederal investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology found that the 2021 Champlain Towers South condo collapse in Surfside, Fla., likely began i…
Pool deck pinpointed as starting point of 2021 Surfside condo collapse, feds say
What officially caused the 2021 Champlain Towers South collapse that killed 98 people is closer to having an answer, as federal officials on Tuesday announced a tentative end to their investigation and that they’ve honed in on a singular failure in the building’s infrastructure that triggered the tragedy. The National Institute of Standards and Technology said it plans to finish its technical work by the end of 2025 and begin drafting its report…
New Report: Investigators Point to Pool Deck as Likely Starting Point in Surfside Collapse
SURFSIDE, FLA. — Federal investigators say the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in 2021 probably began at the building’s pool deck rather than in the main tower, with signs of structural issues apparent weeks before the disaster. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provided an update Tuesday, based on physical evidence, computer […]
Deadly Surfside condo collapse likely started from pool deck, officials find
Federal investigators said Tuesday that the 2021 collapse of the Surfside, Florida, condo building that killed dozens of people stemmed from a structural failure in the pool deck and not the tower itself.
Miami, U.S.A., Sept. 9 (EFE).- A new preliminary report by the U.S. government on the collapse of the Champlain residential tower in Florida, which left nearly 100 deaths in 2021 in the city of Surfside (Miami-Dade), revealed on Tuesday that there were “signs of failures in the building that were visible weeks before the collapse” of the site. Research by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) also reinforced the preliminary c…
Federal investigation homes in on pool deck and early warning signs in collapse of Champlain Towers South
After more than four years and nearly $40 million, the federal investigation into the disaster at Champlain Towers South is homing on what has been the prime suspect as the initiation point of the collapse: a poorly constructed and reinforced section of the pool deck.
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