- 12-story beachfront building ‘pancaked’ when it collapsedUrgent search for survivors continues FridayBuilding was undergoing an inspection but cause remains unknown
SURFSIDE, Fla. – A burning electrical smell filled the air and photos of missing people hung on a fence Friday night near the rubble of a 12-story beachfront condominium building that collapsed just north of Miami early Thursday morning. Nearly 160 people are still unaccounted for and at least four are dead.
Thick smoke coming from the remains of Champlain Towers South darkened the sky and made it difficult to breathe. Officials said a fire continued to burn underneath the rubble, despite efforts to put it out.
At a Friday night press conference, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella