Sharyn Alfonsi: Is it possible after the investigation's complete that you won't know what caused the building to collapse? Glenn Bell told us if investigators discover anything that poses a danger to other buildings, they will reveal it immediately. Preliminary lab tests on building materials began in August. Investigators started scanning pieces of the debris into a massive 3D database last spring. We have no such apparent cause in Champlain Towers after well more than a year. Glenn Bell: Sometimes in building failures, the immediate causes are relatively apparent. And this particular investigation I can say is one of the most complex and challenging that has ever been undertaken. Glenn Bell: I've been investigating failures for over 40 years. Bell was on the engineering team that investigated the collapse of the World Trade Center following the 9/11 attack and came out of retirement to try and solve the Surfside mystery. Glenn BellĪmong the possibilities are shoddy construction, bad design or faulty materials. Glenn Bell: Right now we're pursuing about two dozen hypotheses about what the causes may have been. Sharyn Alfonsi: What is the story that's emerged at this point? What do you know? And the more that you put together, the more the pieces of the puzzle begin to emerge and stories- emerge. Glenn Bell: We have- over 600 pieces of the structure that we're gonna be doing a lot of testing on. We have to get this right.īased on what's found, Bell's team will recommend any necessary changes to building codes or construction methods nationwide. And the implications for our findings are huge. Glenn Bell: I want them to know that we're working as fast as we can. Sharyn Alfonsi: A lot of people in Florida can't understand why this is taking as long as it is. And we're looking for that the fall of 2024. Then we have to work on our report and recommendations.
Glenn Bell: So our timeline for this investigation was to finish our technical findings by the fall of 2023. And two seconds later, all I remember is literally being thrown out of my bed and landing in front of the bed. Raysa Rodriguez: I am sound asleep and I hear this awful noise and I didn't know what it was it felt like a mountain coming down. Champlain Towers South after the collapse Seconds, later, the oceanside wing seems to melt to the ground.
Just beyond the pool, the middle of the condo collapses, disappearing into dust. The collapse can be seen in surveillance video from a nearby building. Tonight, you'll hear from the engineers leading the local and federal investigations and see how the Surfside mystery is impacting Florida condo owners. We wondered why it was taking so long to find an answer. More than a year later, no one knows why the building fell. Last year, Champlain Towers South, a 40-year-old condominium in the city of Surfside, collapsed in the middle of the night. Another disaster was already threatening to make housing unaffordable for many. To cover the bill, it's widely expected insurance premiums are going to go up in the Sunshine State. In September, Hurricane Ian caused more than $40 billion in damage across Florida. This past week, Hurricane Nicole, a Category 1 storm, forced residents in more than a dozen condominiums near Daytona Beach from their homes because officials declared the buildings unsafe. Surfside: More questions than answers a year after condominium collapse | 60 Minutes 13:18
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