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A deadly collapse at a Florida condo happened slowly over several weeks, probe finds
A federal investigation found that the 2021 collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, which killed 98 people, began weeks earlier due to structural failures in the pool deck and garage columns. The report cited design flaws not meeting building codes and degradation from corrosion and alterations over the building's 40-year history.
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