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Surfside condo started failing 3 weeks before total collapse, federal report says

A new federal report shows the likely cause of the 2021 Surfside condo collapse in Florida that killed 98 people. According to the report, the structure failures began three weeks before the building fell when two connections between garage columns and the pool deck gave way.

Published June 23, 2026, 1:18 PM
Updated June 23, 2026, 2:25 PM3.7K
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Surfside condo started failing 3 weeks before total collapse, federal report says

A new federal report shows the likely cause of the 2021 Surfside condo collapse in Florida that killed 98 people. According to the report, the structure failures began three weeks before the building fell when two connections between garage columns and the pool deck gave way.

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