The still-standing portion of the partially collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida, was brought down using explosives Sunday night. Concerns had developed in recent days that the still-standing portion of the building was unsafe and could have endangered search crews as they worked at the site, the AP reported. The damage to the building had officials and residents alike reviewing past communications about concerns at the building, with several surviving residents already filing lawsuits. Sunday night's razing of the remaining portion of the Surfside building will ultimately give search crews better access to other parts of the site, Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told the AP. Crews had planned to place the explosives in the basement and lobby levels of the structure, officials said prior to the blast, in a process called "energetic felling," the AP reported.

Source: Fox News July 05, 2021 03:12 UTC