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Tensions boil over at Great Jones, change at the top for Apparatus, and more
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A condo building in Surfside, Florida, suddenly collapsed last week, leading to the deaths of at least 12 people and leaving 149 unaccounted for as of Tuesday,
The New York Times reports. An investigation is currently underway; experts who have examined video footage of the disaster speculate that an initial failure near the lowest part of the building may have set off a progressive collapse due to design flaws or faulty construction of the 40-year-old building. A 2018 report conducted by an engineer hired to examine the building found key vulnerabilities in the structure, such as the corrosion of reinforcing steel, and prompted the planning of a $12 million repair project that had been scheduled to begin soon. There is still no conclusive reason found for the collapse, as rescue teams continue the arduous process of clearing the rubble and recovering lost residents.