Episode 15 - Surfside Collapse: Why Champlain Towers South Fell — 98 Lives Lost in Florida’s Condo Disaster
Update: 2025-08-20
Description
On June 24, 2021, tragedy struck Surfside, Florida. In the middle of the night, half of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapsed in seconds, killing 98 people and shocking the world.
In this gripping episode of Error One, we investigate:
- What really caused the Surfside building collapse — from years of water damage and corrosion to ignored warnings.
- The human stories of residents who lived and died inside the tower.
- The catastrophic chain of failures that turned cracks in concrete into one of the deadliest building collapses in U.S. history.
- The aftermath: billion-dollar settlements, grieving families, and sweeping changes to Florida’s condo safety laws.
- The lasting lesson: why the Surfside disaster wasn’t an accident — but a failure to act in time.
🔍 If you’ve ever wondered how a modern high-rise could suddenly collapse — and what’s being done to make sure it never happens again — this episode has the answers.
👉 Listen now, and discover how small cracks and ignored warnings can lead to catastrophic failure.
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