REVEALED: Developers of doomed Miami condo tower were accused of PAYING OFF officials to get permits as Miami urges inspections of all buildings taller than six stories and over 40 years old within 45 days
Developers of the Miami tower that collapsed were previously accused by building rivals of paying off officials to get permits, according to a Washington Post investigation
The developers bypassed a construction moratorium in 1979 by agreeing to pick up half of the $400,000 sewer repair tab
Other developers, whose projects were still stalled, believed the tower s developers were getting preferential treatment and accused of them paying off officials in campaign donations
Death toll in Florida collapse rises to 4; 159 still missing kafe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kafe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Authorities identified Antonio Lozano, 83, his wife Gladys Lozano, 79, Manny Lafont, 54 and Stacy Fang, 54, as four of the five people who died in the deadly Miami condo collapse.
More Coverage
“You just want to jump on the rubble,” a relative of Maggie Vasquez-Bello, one of the missing, said as she sat on the golden sand below the collapsed tower, clutching a rosary. The relative asked not to be identified.
While the cause of the collapse has yet to be determined, Surfside officials released a 2018 report late Friday night in which an engineer flagged that the building had a “major error” where lack of drainage on the pool deck had caused “major structural damage” to a concrete slab below that deck.
According to engineering and architectural experts, multiple factors could have played a role in the tragedy: saltwater corroding the concrete and weakening support beams; a compromised foundation; or flaws in the building’s design or construction.