Glenn Bell
Coverage of Glenn Bell in the Nexus archive.
- Families, community honor victims 5 years after Surfside tragedy
Five years after the Surfside condo collapse that killed 98 people, the town will host remembrance events. Federal investigators attributed the collapse to structural design flaws in the building's pool deck connections, ruling out other alleged causes like construction vibrations or sinkholes.
- Relative speaks out after federal investigators release report on deadly 2021 condo collapse in Surfside
A relative of a victim of the 2021 Surfside condo collapse seeks accountability as a federal report concludes the disaster was caused by design, construction, and corrosion issues. The report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Construction Safety Team found the collapse began weeks earlier due to structural failures, with no specific initiating event identified.
- Investigation reveals issues that led to Surfside condo collapse
An investigation by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) into the 2021 Surfside condo collapse revealed that structural failures in the pool deck slab and garage columns initiated the disaster, which killed 98 people. NIST found severe deviations from original structural design codes, and similar design flaws were identified in the sister building, Champlain Towers North. Remediation efforts are underway for both structures.