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Miami apartment block demolished over safety fears

news Miami apartment block demolished over safety fears © Reuters The remaining section of the Champlain Towers South building, which contained no bodies, was brought down using explosives The standing portion of a partially collapsed apartment block near Miami has been demolished over safety fears as a tropical storm approaches Florida. Explosive charges were used to bring down the remaining part of Champlain Towers South late on Sunday. Part of the 12-storey block collapsed on 24 June. Twenty-four people are known to have died and 121 are missing. The remaining unstable structure, which contained no bodies, was demolished so search efforts could resume safely.