Event Brief
Report finds Surfside condo flaws weeks before collapse
Filed: Jun 25, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Summary: Federal NIST report says structural failures at Champlain Towers South began weeks before the 2021 disaster.
WHO: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
WHAT: A new federal report identifies structural failures at Champlain Towers South that began weeks before the 2021 collapse.
WHEN: Jun 25, 2026 at 6:13 AM ET
WHERE: Surfside, Florida
WHY: The report says structural failures emerged weeks before the 2021 collapse.
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