Seven minutes.
That’s how long the remaining structure stood after the initial collapse of the pool deck.
In the 6 months since Champlain South fell, the @MiamiHerald pieced together answers through photos, videos, call records and testimony of 10 key witnesses.pic.twitter.com/AOiCDsF74i
-
-
Näytä tämä ketju
-
The result is an interactive reconstruction of how survivors experienced the Miami-area condo collapse — the bad design, years of damage, and why engineers say it fell.pic.twitter.com/2ovkxJjO4q
Näytä tämä ketju -
Investigative reporter
@Blaskey_S worked with Dawn Lehman, professor of structural engineering, to dig into what went wrong and test theories using advanced computer modeling.Näytä tämä ketju -
The investigation, brought to life by visual storyteller
@sohailal_jamea, illustrator@HandleyRachel and visual journalist@arbourtrary, has revealed design failures, shoddy construction, damage and neglect that lined up like dominoes to create a deadly chain reaction.Näytä tämä ketju -
The Herald’s cutting edge reporting was presented to federal investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and is being used in their efforts to determine the root cause, or more likely causes, of the failure. See what we found: https://miamiherald.com/house-of-cards pic.twitter.com/xHHOgXAe4k
Näytä tämä ketju -
This interactive article has no paywall and was provided free of charge as a public service to those who were affected by this tragedy both in our community and beyond.
Näytä tämä ketju -
But the months of reporting, animating and production, contributed by reporters
@aaron_leib;@conarck,@AnaChacinc and@NickNehamas and visual journalist@Tallbrighty, don’t come without a cost.Näytä tämä ketju
Keskustelun loppu
Uusi keskustelu -
-
-
I still think there was some kind of explosion in the garage that triggered it but we’ll never know now that the building was imploded and razed. May those 98 souls Rest In Peace. May their families and loved ones find peace.

Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
-
-
-
Exposing the corruption in South Florida would be a start.
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
-
-
-
Ya know, this is why people aren't educated or informed by news. The issue isn't chard or complex. For nearly 10 years the property needed MAJOR repairs. And the condo owners were cheap and just delayed. Don't maintain concrete? It will erode and deteriorate. Simple.
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
-
Lataaminen näyttää kestävän hetken.
Twitter saattaa olla ruuhkautunut tai ongelma on muuten hetkellinen. Yritä uudelleen tai käy Twitterin tilasivulla saadaksesi lisätietoja.
