Pool deck design flaws likely caused Surfside condo collapse, officials say
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Federal investigators preliminarily concluded that the deadly 2021 Surfside condo collapse likely started in the pool deck due to design flaws and low safety margins, with the failure beginning more than seven minutes before the building fell, confirming earlier suspicions and highlighting longstanding structural issues.
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- Pool deck design flaws likely triggered Surfside condo collapse, federal investigators say WPLG Local 10
- NIST finds Surfside Champlain Towers initiated at pool deck due to critically low margins of safety by design WSVN
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