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Many feared dead after Florida building collapses

Jun 24, 2021

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MIAMI (AP) – Authorities say nearly 100 people are still unaccounted for after part of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed in a town outside Miami.

The collapse in the community of Surfside killed at least one person and trapped others in rubble and twisted metal.

Rescuers pulled 35 survivors from the tower Thursday morning and continue to look for more.

Officials did not know how many people were in the tower when it fell around 1:30 a.m.

The mayor says two people were brought to the hospital and one died.

It’s not clear what caused the structure to fail.