Shock. I was in a deep sleep and i heard an incredible bang. And we opened up the door from our apartment and there was a huge pile of rubble. And dust. And just havoc. Grabbed the Childrenen A St and started running out the door and everybody was screaming and panicking. Everybody was here but the wife and three children, 2, 6 and 9. Were they here visiting . Doct yes, vacation. Im just asking god because they are in the affected area. And there are still many questions. Chief among them, what could have caused such catastrophic failure . One experts opinion, corrosion of steel. And it means that the building was assumed by the series of pillars. So if the pillars fail, everything fails. So that is exactly what it looked like. And i seen the failures like that, hundreds of them like that. And this is right next to the ocean and also that area collapses also a sign. So corrosion of the reinforcement will compromise the capacity of Thec Column Fai fails. And of course it is still a Fran
It probably had the same materials. It probably had the same plans, and you know, people are asking me, is the building safe . And i cant tell them it is safe. I cant tell them that. Reporter the families affected by this, fred, are not only wondering about the conditions of their loved ones but also whether this could have been prevented, and were getting new details today that shine a light on the condition of the building before it collapsed. Actually, dating back to 2018. A Structural Field survey that was conducted of the condo warned of cracking in some of the columns that were in the pool deck. An engineer arguing that Major Repairs were going to be needed, repairs that were apparently going to begin before the unthinkable happened as we take a look at these images of rescue crews literally standing atop 11 stories of what used to be homes. We have a full team on the ground right now as the search for survivors continues. Lets start with cnns randi kaye. Shes not far from where
Rubble, 50 apartment buildings, condominiums collapsed to the ground, most of the people in that building were asleep, 99 people unaccounted for. A lot of Family Members desperate for information. Here is florida senator marco rubio and what they are going through. I cant imagine having someone i love, wanting to believe they are alive, hoping for a miracle and desperation folks are feeling at this moment. All we can do is help people who are in that situation and hope Something Like this never happens again. Search and Rescue Operations continue overnight, incredibly tough conditions, they are drilling in an underground parking lot trying to find the source of sound or banking, hoping to find people still alive, 36 people rescued on the first night, one of those Rescue Workers were rescued by civilian who was out walking his dog and noticed a 10yearold boy able to wave his fingers in the rubble. Heres that civilian. He knew we were there. I got a firefighter and Police Officer over th
It is friday june 2, 05, youre watching fox and friends first. Jillian President Biden approved floridas Emergency Declaration. Lets go live to the scene in surfside. What is the latest . Reporter you get a sense of what is going on behind me, they are springwater to keep the dust down, we are seeing heavy machinery moving in as they tried to remove the rubble. The search goes on for life underneath that rubble. At least 40 Urban Search And Rescue workers were under the underground parking lot, they heard some sounds, some banking, not clear if it came from humans or not but officials including the governor say this is very much a Search And Rescue operation. First order was the Search And Rescue, save lives and also caring for displaced folks. The first thing is why did this happen . They dont have the answers right now but i think they will in relatively short order. Reporter as many as 99 people remain unaccounted for after this disaster. A lot of Family Members in agony trying to f
It is friday june 2, 05, youre watching fox and friends first. Jillian President Biden approved floridas Emergency Declaration. Lets go live to the scene in surfside. What is the latest . Reporter you get a sense of what is going on behind me, they are springwater to keep the dust down, we are seeing heavy machinery moving in as they tried to remove the rubble. The search goes on for life underneath that rubble. At least 40 Urban Search And Rescue workers were under the underground parking lot, they heard some sounds, some banking, not clear if it came from humans or not but officials including the governor say this is very much a Search And Rescue operation. First order was the Search And Rescue, save lives and also caring for displaced folks. The first thing is why did this happen . They dont have the answers right now but i think they will in relatively short order. Reporter as many as 99 people remain unaccounted for after this disaster. A lot of Family Members in agony trying to f