"The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts," the White House said on Friday. Officials said the complex, built in 1981, was going through a recertification process requiring repairs, with another building under construction on an adjacent site. She said structural engineers were working with firefighters to shore up the part of the building left standing. "But then it just kept on - steadily for at least 15 to 30 seconds - it just kept on going and going and going." It had been subject to various inspections recently due to the recertification process and the adjacent building construction, Surfside Commissioner Charles Kesl told Local 10.

Source: The Star June 25, 2021 05:15 UTC