Episode 6: ‘Doomed from the moment it went up.’ Answers emerge from Surfside ruins
Episode 6: Fate — Collapse: Disaster in Surfside
In the middle of the night, Mike Stratton got a call from his wife that her building, Champlain Towers South, was shaking. Then she screamed. The line went dead.
Was Champlain South doomed from the start? What happened in the 40 years between when it was built and when it collapsed? These are the questions crucial to understanding one of the deadliest building collapses in U.S. history.
Episode 6: Fate of Collapse: Disaster in Surfside, a new podcast from the Miami Herald/Treefort Media, describes the moments before Champlain South fell — and how the seeds of tragedy were sown over four decades.
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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.