August 20 2021 on August 17, the United States, Miami, Florida, an apartment building roof collapsed, the apartment building in July had collapsed. There were no casualties from the collapse.
According to Miami WPLG News Radio reported that 17 morning, Miami-Dade County, Florida, a roof collapsed, because the apartment building in July had a collapse accident, residents have been evacuated before the accident, so no casualties.
The last accident occurred on July 15, when a large piece of roof overhang collapsed, causing the closure of nearby roads, the apartment building 36 households evacuated, no casualties.
The Lakeview Garden Apartment Building is 47 years old. Miami-Dade County Sheriff Dedina Kava said the building was certified at age 40 and its initial assessment showed the structure was safe. Before the collapse on the 17th, the apartment was under active construction and maintenance.
At present, the residents of the Lakeview Gardens apartment building still do not know when to go home, and the neighbors of the next-door building are worried about the safety of their apartment, even though the building has a “unsafe building” sign, but these residents have not been evacuated.
Just over a month and a half ago, local officials have been reviewing the structural integrity of other buildings after a partial collapse of a 12-story residential building in the town of Cerfside, Miami-Dade County, Florida, killed 98 people.