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Partial collapse of 12 storey apartment building in Miami Beach:
Was built in 1981. Not much information as yet.
Building profile:
Was built in 1981. Not much information as yet.
Building profile:
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I agree but physical evidence is much better than evidence from untrained views of the situation while it occurred.dllk said:The phonecall would indicate otherwise.
MJCronin (Mechanical)27 Jun 21 18:16 [URL unfurl="true" said:https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/docs/default-sour...[/URL]]
NY Post article said:Monteagudo, who is in her 50s, woke up from a restless sleep and heard strange noises. She initially believed they came from the open sliding door to the oceanfront balcony.
“I ran and tried to close it but I couldn’t, I imagine because it was unlevel already because of all the movement,” she recounted. “I heard a crack and when I looked, I saw a crack traveling in the wall two fingers thick. Something told me, you need to run.”
Mark R said:If it dropped straight down it probably means that it's not a contributing factor to the actual collapse rather it's just a result of the collapse.
Hard to see is definitely an understatement! You could have easily seen cracks of some type but you certainly can't distinguish whether they are just cracks in the stucco surface or if they are truly structural cracks.Jon43442 said:Alleged photo of cracking on first floor from Jan 2021 Google Street View (though hard to really see).