Episode 1: ‘Is anybody there?’ Inside the chaos of the Surfside condo collapse
Episode 1: No Warning — Collapse: Disaster in Surfside
The first police officers who arrived on the scene of Champlain Towers South in Surfside couldn’t believe what they were seeing.
Half of the oceanfront condo building had collapsed into rubble. Dust and debris were everywhere. People were screaming for help. It was an American nightmare that would claim 98 lives.
Episode 1: No Warning of Collapse: Disaster in Surfside, a new podcast from the Miami Herald and Treefort Media, takes listeners inside the chaotic moments after the June 24 tragedy, as told through the eyes of the police officers, firefighters and Herald journalists who were first on the scene.
BEHIND THE STORY
MOREA note about the project
“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.
This story was originally published March 9, 2022 at 6:00 AM.