Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Miami-Dade, FL collapsed 2021 June 24

“As I moved closer, I could hear somebody making noise and yelling. I started to get close to the building and climbed into the debris, and I could hear him saying that he was over there, and I could see his arm sticking up through the debris and waving his hand,” Nicholas Balboa, a man from Phoenix, told CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” on Thursday night.

“He was just saying, ‘Please don’t leave me, please don’t leave me.’ I told him that we weren’t going to leave him,” Balboa said. “It was myself and one other person. So, we were there and we just felt like we could get to him. It didn’t feel right to just leave him, especially hearing that his voice was just so young.”

Balboa was in Surfside, Florida, to visit his father when Champlain Towers South building crumbled early Thursday. According to NBC News, authorities were called about the collapse around 1:30 a.m. ET

Florida building collapse: Eyewitness describes how he helped save young boy from rubble

A man who witnessed the harrowing collapse of a 12-story oceanfront condo tower outside Miami helped save a young boy who was stuck in the debris.

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Miami-Dade fire official said emergency workers plan to demolish the remainder of the collapsed Champlain Towers South condo building Sunday.
https://fresheralert.in/florida-con...ted-condo-to-be-demolished-sunday-watch-live/

 

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Just a heartfelt read

As condo crashed down, they escaped through smoke and ruin

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Alfredo Lopez and his wife Marian were asleep when the first thundering blast jolted them awake.

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*(for non Spanish speaking, just watch the Governor's 52 second clip)

 

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[RoundPeg]

I'm normally able to stay detached. But this is just doing me in.

 

[Mel70]

I have a very hard time with them demolishing the building with not recovering all the victims. Nothing for the families to bury.

 

[kdg411]

I have a very hard time with them demolishing the building with not recovering all the victims. Nothing for the families to bury.

The detonation will aim to bring the remaining portion of the building straight down and toward the street side, away from the existing pile of debris, Jadallah said. Search-and-rescue efforts should resume between 15 and 60 minutes after the structure is brought down, he said.

The method of demolition is called “energetic felling,” which uses small detonation devices and relies on the force of gravity. Levine Cava said that brings the building down in place, containing the collapse to the immediate surroundings.

Explosives bring down rest of South Florida collapsed condo

Demolition crews have set off explosives to bring down the remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condo.

apnews.com

 

[Mel70]

Thank you for clarifying. I've been reading articles about it but had not seen this.

 

[Mel70]

I'm normally able to stay detached. But this is just doing me in.

The trying to recover as many victims as possible reminds me of 9/11. I can't help it. I also can't help thinking in this case also that there will be victims they won't be able to recover. Like 9/11.

 

[Guess Who]

I have a very hard time with them demolishing the building with not recovering all the victims. Nothing for the families to bury.

The demo will actually help them bevause there is a very large area they cant safely.get that they know there arevictims at. The remaining structure is too unstable for them to do what they need to do.

 

[Mel70]

I read there was a cat on a balcony they were trying to rescue.

 

[Mel70]

I would die trying to get Oreo before leaving her. I'm not insulting any of these people. I wasn't there.

 

[kdg411]

I read there was a cat on a balcony they were trying to rescue.

They've left food & water for the cat however it hasn't been spotted by any rescue personnel. They are still searching for any that can be rescued first.

 

[RoundPeg]

The trying to recover as many victims as possible reminds me of 9/11. I can't help it. I also can't help thinking in this case also that there will be victims they won't be able to recover. Like 9/11.

Maybe memories of 9/11 are making it worse for me. I dunno. I just keep thinking of the surviving family members and I just lose it.

 

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The drilling work was completed Sunday, and the remaining structure was scheduled to come down between 10 p.m. Sunday and 3 a.m. Monday, barring any last-minute glitch such as someone entering the restricted zone around the building, Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told relatives of those missing in the collapse.

Explosives bring down rest of South Florida collapsed condo

Demolition crews have set off explosives to bring down the remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condo.

apnews.com

 

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More about the victims.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/lo...ticle252362358.html#storylink=mainstage_card2

 

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Florida run site regarding Surfside

 

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[Guess Who]

already down. That was neat to watch and sad