Investigators narrow search into cause of deadly Florida condo collapse in Surfside
A federal team continues to focus on construction flaws in the pool deck as it investigates the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Fla. in 2021 which killed 98 people.
MIAMI — A federal team investigating the causes of the 2021 collapse of a Florida condominium tower continues to focus on construction flaws in the building's pool deck. Ninety-eight people died when the Champlain Towers South condominium came down in Surfside.
A team from has spent used in the building's construction. In an update Thursday at NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Md., investigators said tests show concrete used in the pool deck and in the columns that supported it was weaker than required by building codes.
