Event Brief
Investigators: Surfside condo failure began weeks earlier
Filed: Jun 23, 2026 at 1:06 AM ET
Summary: Federal investigators said the June 2021 Surfside condo partial collapse started three weeks before the full collapse.
WHO: Federal investigators
WHAT: Federal investigators said the June 2021 partial collapse of a Miami Beach oceanfront condominium began three weeks before the building completely failed.
WHEN: Jun 23, 2026 at 12:24 AM ET
WHERE: Miami Beach, Florida
WHY: The building's failure sequence was identified as beginning three weeks before the complete collapse.
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