More than 80 hearth and rescue items have been on the scene of a partial constructing collapse in Miami, the Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Department mentioned in a tweet early Thursday.
While there have been no official confirmations of dying or damage to date, ABC News mentioned eight individuals had been hospitalized and CBS reported that at the least one particular person has died.
MBPD and @MiamiBeachFire are helping the Town of Surfside at a partial constructing collapse positioned at 8777 Collins Avenue in Surfside, Florida. Multiple police and hearth businesses from throughout Miami-Dade are helping. Please comply with @MiamiDadeFire for up to date data. pic.twitter.com/8tORIfZfjY
— Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) June 24, 2021
An picture posted on Miami Beach Police’s Twitter account confirmed a tangle of rubble with particles spilling down from what was left of the balconies of the constructing within the darkness.
Eyewitness video obtained by Reuters confirmed neighbours gathering throughout the road from the rubble of a collapsed tower. “This whole building here, it’s completely gone,” an individual may be heard saying.
“MBPD and @MiamiBeachFire are assisting the Town of Surfside at a partial building collapse located at 8777 Collins Avenue in Surfside, Florida. Multiple police and fire agencies from across Miami-Dade are assisting,” the police mentioned.
The cause for the collapse was not given.
“Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is on scene of a partial building collapse near 88 Street & Collins Avenue,” the division mentioned. It mentioned greater than 80 items have been on the scene together with rescue groups.
The 12-story constructing was inbuilt 1981 and has greater than 130 items, in keeping with NBC Miami.
