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LIVE UPDATES - Teams Transition to Recovery Efforts in Surfside Building Collapse

By: BNC Digital Staff At approximately 1:30 a.m. on July 24, 2021, a residential condo at 8777 Collins Avenue in Surfside, Florida, partially collapsed as residents slept. According to CNN, the oceanfront building contained 136 units and was built in 1981. At the time of the collapse, the building was undergoing construction on its roof, but it remains unclear if that was a factor in the collapse. A hotline is available at 305-614-1819 and donations are being accepted at supportsurfside.org. If you or someone you know is experiencing trauma triggered by this story, resources are available here. LIVE UPDATES July 5, […]

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