Firefighters end search and rescue at Florida condo collapse
Source: AP
By DAVID FISCHER
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) Firefighters have ended their mission in clearing debris from the collapsed Surfside condo building Friday, officials said, while police and forensic specialists continue their work to identify human remains in the disaster.
Miami Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told The Associated Press that the fire departments role in recovering remains at the collapsed Surfside condominium has finished.
They left the site in a convoy of fire engines and other vehicles and drove slowly to their headquarters.
The June 24 collapse killed at least 97 people and at least one more person believed missing in the disaster has yet to be identified.
Search and rescue team members climb the debris field of the 12-story oceanfront condo, Champlain Towers South along Collins Avenue in Surfside, Fla., on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)
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I hope they're allowed time off to recuperate and counseling where needed.
RIP to those killed and our sympathy goes out to the hundreds of families affected, as their pain will be long lasting.
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