SURFSIDE, Fla. – There has been an update in the investigation into the Surfside condo collapse that occurred three years ago.
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According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Construction Safety Team has been able to reach an important milestone in the investigation.
Due to the NIST completing its review, measurement and testing of the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building, custody of the evidence has been transferred to the Miami-Dade Police Department.
“Our team members were in Surfside within 48 hours of the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South, working in collaboration with the Miami-Dade Police Department and others to help ensure the identification and preservation of potential evidence that could explain the collapse,” investigative lead Judith Mitrani-Reiser said in a statement. “Since then, we have conducted extensive testing of concrete slabs, columns and reinforcing steel so that we could understand the condition of the building and the forces acting on it at the time of the tragedy.”
The collapse happened in the early morning hours of June 24, 2021, causing the deaths of 98 people.