In the wee hours of the morning on Thursday, tragedy struck in South Florida.
Seemingly out of nowhere, and under as-of-yet-unknown circumstances, a high-rise residential building partially collapsed in a stunning tragedy.
A multi-level building suffered a partial collapse early Thursday morning in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, with fire and rescue crews racing to the scene in response.
ABC News reports the building is located in the small, beachside town of Surfside, about six miles north of Miami Beach.
Authorities had no word yet on casualties or details of how many people lived in the building.
The collapse sent a cloud of debris through the neighborhood, coating cars up to two blocks away with a light layer of dust
Multiple police and fire departments from across Miami-Dade County are in attendance, according to the Miami Beach Police Department.
Video of the collapse was soon released to the public.
JUST IN: 7News has obtained surveillance video of the moment the Champlain Towers South Condo collapsed in Surfside early this morning.
According to a fire official, 35 people were pulled from the collapsed building. Search and rescue efforts ongoing. https://t.co/Ac7KgnJOSO pic.twitter.com/oeczbumRG9
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) June 24, 2021
UPDATE: Officials say 55 of the more than 130 units in a Miami-area condo building that collapsed have been destroyed. Only 35 occupants, including those injured and killed, have been pulled from the rubble as concern remains about a secondary collapse. https://t.co/LBXUelH4Jv
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) June 24, 2021
JUST IN: Scenes from Surfside, Florida, as at least one person is confirmed dead and several injured after a multi-story building partially collapsed early Thursday morning. https://t.co/WGjWGqU2IM pic.twitter.com/R0kD0mCiuL
— ABC News (@ABC) June 24, 2021