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Surfside condo collapse: Federal investigators say building had been failing for weeks
Federal investigators found that the Surfside condo collapse in 2021 began weeks earlier with structural failures in the building's garage columns. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) attributed the collapse to flawed original design, added weight from planters and paving stones, and corrosion-related degradation, leading to 98 deaths.
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