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Federal investigators zero in on deadly condo collapse cause in Surfside, Fla.

Two years ago, 98 people died with the Champlain Towers South condo building partially collapsed. Federal investigators have been looking into the flaws in the building's pool deck.
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. Ninety-eight people died when the building partially collapsed on June 24, 2021.

MIAMI — More than two years after 98 people died in the collapse of a Florida condominium tower, federal investigators have released new details about the cause of the collapse. They're focusing on construction flaws on the building's pool deck.

Structural engineers with the say it's one of the . It began days

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