was there was a great deal of standing water, a lot of water, more than they expected and a new report in the washington post. i want to read you some of that to give you a sense of how much water they were seeing. this is from a resident in brooklyn at the time of the collapse. quote there was always water there, there was always water in the garage. there was always water leaking. it used to leak on my car all of the time. and william espinoza who oversaw the maintenance. the water would basically just sit there, and then it would just seep downward. i m talking about a foot, sometimes 2 feet of water from the bottom of the parking lot, the whole parking lot, this is from a man who oversaw maintenance for five years. we know that water gets in a parking garage. he says there was much more than should have been there. definitely a foot, 2 feet of water is unexpected. the important part, where is the water coming from, underground
warnings seriously and now we see the results, you know, and it s devastating. attorney adam schwartz filed a class -action lawsuit, at leat the third lawsuit filed against the building s management. his grandparents lived in the tower for three decades and complained about water leaking into the garage more than ten years ago. we re talking about decades of people raising serious issues about water intrusion, about problems with the building and the condo association sitting on their hands, and waiting and waiting until it was too late to do something about it. reporter: erin, officials vowed the investigation into the collapse will be thorough and extensive and case in point, the mayor of miami-dade county supporting a push by the state attorney in the county to
near future will cause the extent of the concrete deterioration to expand. documents obtained by cnn show condo owners were facing assessments for $15 million in repairs. payments were supposed to begin days before the building collapse. the report was sent to a building official who two days later assured residents the tower was in very good shape according to meeting minutes obtained by cnn. the engineering firm said it had been retained this month by the condo association for the building s massive repair project. the company says roof repairs were taking place at the time of the collapse but concrete restoration had not yet started. residents voiced concerns about water leaking and cracked concrete in the garage with the tower frequently shaking amid construction next door. he no longer works for the city of surfside has not yet responded to cnn s request for
Company that owns former Piney Point phosphate mine filed bankruptcy, sued by bank
Gov. DeSantis pledges to make owner pay
During a tour of the former Piney Point phosphate mine on Sunday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged he would hold the property owner financially responsible for the mess.
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PALMETTO, Fla. â During a tour of the former Piney Point phosphate mine on Sunday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged he would hold the property owner financially responsible for the mess.
But the ABC Action News Team has uncovered that might be a difficult task.
âPlease allow me to begin with, this is very unfortunate. I am very sorry, and all steps and measures that I know of are being taken,â said HRK Holdings, LLC employee Jeff Barath last Thursday to Manatee County Commissioners.
thought something was happening, felt like a thunderstorm or airplane. it is really hard to describe. and then i found out that it was the explosion. you come to the scene, you are walking through the parking lot. what were you seeing when you rolled up? i saw many people desperate coming out of the source because as you can see, too many plazas are nearby. so people were coming out of the store. they were saying that they heard the explosion. i walked close to the l.a. fitness next door and there was water leaking, all the windows were broken. like it was like a warzone. were you spotting advisably injured people? i know that there were dozens of folks here. police telling us up to 22 people with injuries as a result of this blast. i had an opportunity for me to see all the ambulances coming out with people. but i actually interviewed a person that was hurt. he was working three doors next to the pizza place. but he didn t get a scratch and