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    400 chunks of concrete may explain what caused a deadly building collapse in Florida

    Investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology will begin testing concrete cores and reinforcing steel in a search for answers from the Surfside, Fla. condo collapse.
    by Greg Allen May 31, 2023 1 minute
    In an aerial view, a cleared lot where the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building once stood is seen on June 22, 2022 in Surfside, Fla. It had been a year since the tragic event where 98 people died when the building partially collapsed on June 24, 2021.

    MIAMI — A federal team investigating the collapse of a condominium tower in Surfside, Fla. has moved into the next phase of its work. Ninety-eight unexpectedly collapsed.

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