New photos from the pool equipment room. Condition was bad. But again, the pool above didn't collapse.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article252421658.html
One guy does admit parking in garage around 1am before collapse, but then leaving with a scooter. Claims his power was out in his apartment. No evidence that his car bumped into any columns though...
This would have been view from BlueGreen Hotel next door. They wouldn't have seen pool deck, but he could have seen first floor collapse into the garage first.
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Witness from the next door Blue Green Hotel was lounging poolside when the collapse happened. He said he saw the first floor collapse first (go to 1:20 of video).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvkRmtmB-Fw
Yup, here's another view of damage from Google street view:
https://www.google.com/maps/@25.8732099,-80.1208747,3a,41.1y,161.46h,110.32t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVXNJ4WjK-YQFXoa4yAAnkw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192...
Testimony about woman who was talking while building collapsed at 1:30 of this video:
https://sw-ke.facebook.com/CBS12News/videos/teri5amp4/918784888853047/?__so__=discover&__rv__=related_videos
A condo building about three miles away collapsed before demolition a few years ago. Empty at the time.
https://profilemiamire.com/miamirealestate/2017/9/4/brazillian-billionaire-jose-isaac-peres-sees-backlash-to-his-proposal-for-5775-collins-ave-8kbdg
There are some reports of there being a significant amount of standing water in the garage at least a few days prior to collapse. How might that have contributed?
https://www.newsweek.com/water-underneath-surfside-building-was-longstanding-concern-residents-before-collapse-1604256
