SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A wing of a 12-story beachfront apartment building has collapsed in a town outside Miami, killing at least one person while trapping residents in rubble and twisted metal.
Scores of rescuers pulled survivors from the debris Thursday as a cloud of dust floated through the neighborhood.
Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett warned during a news conference that the building manager told him the tower was quite full and the death toll was likely to rise.
Burkett said 10 people were treated at the scene and two were brought to the hospital, one of whom died.
He said that 15 families walked out of the building on their own.
Authorities didn’t say what may have caused the collapse.
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SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A beachfront condo tower has partially collapsed in the Miami-area town of Surfside, killing at least one.
Scores of fire and rescue teams rushed to the area early Thursday as part of a massive search and operation.
Miami-Dade police say one person has died in the collapse.
Authorities had no immediate word on other casualties or details of how many people lived in the building.
Officials haven’t yet said what may have caused the collapse.
Photos and video from the scene show the collapse affected half the tower.
The collapse sent a cloud of debris through the neighborhood, coating cars up to two blocks away with a light layer of dust.
Piles of rubble and debris surrounded the area just outside the building.
