{"id":117551,"date":"2021-07-01T14:36:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T14:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=117551"},"modified":"2021-07-01T14:36:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T14:36:40","slug":"search-halted-at-collapsed-condo-site-in-florida-due-to-concerns-other-tower-could-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/search-halted-at-collapsed-condo-site-in-florida-due-to-concerns-other-tower-could-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Search halted at collapsed condo site in Florida due to concerns other tower could fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Search-and-rescue operations at the collapse of a Florida condominium building were halted Thursday due to structural concerns.<\/li>\n<li>The decision came as President Joe Biden was set to visit the area later Thursday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Search-and-rescue operations at the collapse of a Florida condominium building were halted this morning due to structural concerns that the building could fall, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press conference Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We&#x27;re doing everything we can to ensure that the safety of our first responders is paramount, and will continue search-and-rescue operations as soon as it is safe to do so,&quot; Levine Cava told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Engineers, with the help of the state, are continuing to monitor the structure and develop plans to move forward with the search, Levine Cava added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Levine Cava told reporters that President Joe Biden&#x27;s visit to the area later Thursday will have no impact on search-and-rescue operations.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I want to stress that President Biden&#x27;s visit today will have no impact on what happens at the site for search and rescue operation will continue as soon as it is safe to do so,&quot; Levine Cava said at the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>As of early Thursday, 18 people were confirmed dead and 147 were unaccounted for, according to local officials.<\/p>\n<p>In recent days, a growing body of evidence has come to light indicating that the 40-year-old condominium building showed signs of major structural damage as far back as 2018.<\/p>\n<p>A newly uncovered video taken the night of the collapse shows water pouring into the parking garage of Champlain Towers.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday evening, the National Institute of Standards and Technology announced it had launched a federal investigation into the causes of building collapse.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are going in with an open mind,&quot; Judith Mitrani-Reiser, associate chief of the materials and structural systems division at NIST, told reporters Wednesday at a press conference near the site of the collapse.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;With any building collapse, we would want to understand how the building was designed, constructed, modified and maintained,&quot; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Several lawsuits have already been filed on behalf of the families of victims, some of whom are still missing.<\/p>\n<p>But the question of who, if anyone, is at fault for the collapse is not likely to be resolved in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>James Olthoff, the director of NIST, told The Miami Herald the federal investigation would not seek to assign blame for the collapse.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This is a fact finding, not fault finding, type of an investigation,&quot; he told the Herald. &quot;It will take time, possibly a couple of years.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is breaking news. 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