Search at collapse site revives memories of past tragedies
FILE - This April 19, 1995, file photo shows the north side of the Alfred Murrah Federal Building after a car bomb blast in Oklahoma City. Rescuers who responded to past disasters say the search for victims of the Florida condo collapse that occurred on June 24, 2021, brought back memories of the Oklahoma City bombing and the Sept. 11 attacks. (AP Photo, File)
Sunday, July 11, 2021 4:32 PM EST
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, AP
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The mangled concrete and twisted rebar from the collapsed high-rise near Miami triggered flashbacks for retired Oklahoma City Fire Chief Greg Marrs, who spent weeks with his crew digging through the rubble of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in 1995.