The same judge, Michael Hanzman of Miami-Dade’s Circuit Court, gave the green light Wednesday to a sale of the Champlain Towers South site, with proceeds to go back to those affected by the collapse. Court records show that the property could go for between $100 million and $110 million, the AP reported.
The collapse of the buildings has triggered reviews of other older buildings. This includes two now-evacuated high rises in Miami-Dade County and a three-story apartment building in the county that was evacuated following a partial roof collapse, according to officials.
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At the building with the partial roof collapse, helicopter footage from WSVN showed that a long section of roof overhang had fallen off one side of the complex to the ground below. The roof didn’t appear to have collapsed into any units. Fire rescue spokesperson Erika Benitez confirmed that the damage was limited to the building’s exterior.
Efforts to recover human remains from the debris of the Champlain Towers South condo are nearing an end. Miami-Dade police identified six more victims on Thursday, meaning that 92 of the 97 confirmed dead have been identified. County officials have accounted for at least 240 people connected to the building, with just a few still classified as missing, or “potentially unaccounted for.”
A county statement late Thursday said the task of identifying victims had become increasingly difficult, relying heavily on the medical examiner’s office and expert technical and scientific work. More than 26 million pounds of debris and concrete have been removed as recovery work continues.
A cause has not yet been pinpointed for the collapse, although there were several previous warnings of major structural damage at the 40-year-old building.
