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  Surfside Collapse: Slow-Motion Disaster

  Published Jun 23, 2026

  Surfside Collapse

  Federal investigators released a damning report confirming the Surfside condo collapse was a slow-motion disaster caused by a fatally flawed design and decades of neglect. NIST found critical structural connections failed weeks before the June 2021 collapse, with some areas providing less than half the required strength. Modifications over 40 years, like adding sand and pavers, worsened the instability. The tragedy claimed 98 lives, and a $1 billion+ settlement was approved for victims. Witnesse

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