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A concrete slab that supported the pool deck at Florida s Champlain Towers South condo building, which collapsed last month and resulted in the deaths of at least 95 people so far, needed concrete structural repair to seal 500 feet of cracks in 1996, new documents obtained by the Miami Herald show.
The report adds to concerns that the condo building may have been unsafe for years or even decades before it came crashing down in the early morning hours of June 24.
In a separate report, Morabito Consultants analyzed the building in 2018 and found that the concrete slab underlying the pool deck was improperly laid and not allowing water to disperse.
Updated: 21:20 ET, Jul 13 2021
A CRACKED pool deck at the doomed Miami condo was flagged 25 years before the collapse disaster that has left at least 95 victims dead.
Nearly three weeks after the tragic Surfside condo collapse in Miami-Dade County, Florida, a newly unearthed 1996 construction permit has revealed the building s pool deck had years-long problems.
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A memorial site has been set up for the Champlain Towers South collapse victimsCredit: AP
Back in March 1996, Rob Sommer of Western Waterproofing Company of America wrote a letter to Surfside building officials about a concrete structural repair, the Miami Herald reported.
The news outlet s Tuesday report revealed that the letter read: The scope of work will be concrete structural repair in the parking garage.
Collapsed Miami condo pool deck was flagged as a problem TWENTY FIVE YEARS ago in report which found 500ft of cracks and warned waterproofing had to be completely replaced
A 1996 inspection report raised multiple issues about the pool deck at Champlain Tower South which collapsed on June 24
The report found that the pool deck had 500 cracks that needed to be sealed and a 20-square-foot slab that needed to be replaced during a 1996 inspection
The report noted that the waterproofing below the pool deck and entrance drive also needed to be completely removed and repaired
Although the report didn t specifically indicate the building was at risk of collapse, it did outline concerns, later laid out in the October 2018 report
Pool deck, garage ceilings of collapsed Surfside building were problematic as early as 1996, documents show go.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from go.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.