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The collapse of a 12-story beachfront condominium in Surfside, Florida, and the implosion of a pair of dormitories at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln bear some remarkable similarities.
An apparent structural failure in one part of the Champlain South tower led the building to pitch over before its floors began to pancake, causing it to fall nearly vertically until it reduced to a pile of rubble.
As of Tuesday, deaths totaled 95 people, making the June 24 collapse one of the deadliest in U.S. history. Recovery efforts continue, while an investigation into the cause of the collapse is ongoing. It s incredibly unfortunate this happened, said Daniel Linzell, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UNL. But just like with all major collapses, there was a series of unfortunate events that drove this.