Updated October 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In the middle of the night on June 24, 2021, a 12-story section of the Champlain Towers South condominium complex roared to the ground, killing 98 people in Surfside, Florida.
What went wrong? Who’s going to be held accountable? Could something like Surfside happen again?
We look to answer these questions and more in "Collapse: Disaster in Surfside," a 12-part podcast from the Miami Herald and Treefort Media.
"Collapse: Disaster in Surfside" is a 12-part investigative and narrative reporting project; a co-production of the Miami Herald and Treefort Media. We spoke with survivors, witnesses, experts, first responders, and journalists, to get the whole story of Champlain Towers South. Please consider supporting local journalism by purchasing a digital subscription at MiamiHerald.com/subscribe.
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