The Surfside, Florida, town building official was on the roof of the beachfront condo tower 14 hours before half of the building collapsed. That likely means inspecting buildings, including the sister tower of the one that collapsed, which was also built in 1981. "It would be imprudent not to take some types of steps to address that issue with the sister building," Mayor Charles Burkett said during the meeting. "Hurricane Andrew changed the Florida building codes forever," he said, ABC News reported. "So this terrible tragedy, which is a national tragedy, is going to change the building codes as they relate to certification."
Source: Fox News June 26, 2021 17:15 UTC