building collapse

July 2, 2021 | Deirdre Byrne

North Bethesda Woman’s Aunt, Uncle Missing in Surfside Condo Collapse

Bettina Obias, a North Bethesda resident, hopes for a miracle. On June 24, she flew to Florida to visit her family. She was looking forward to spending time with her Aunt Maria and Uncle Claudio.  They lived on the 10th floor of the Surfside Condo. When Obias arrived, she learned about the collapse of the building. […]

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July 1, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

NIST in Gaithersburg Investigating Condominium Collapse in Florida

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, which is headquartered in Gaithersburg, has launched a full technical investigation into the cause of the partial collapse of a condominium in Surfside, Florida on June 24. The investigation about the Champlain Towers South condominium could take years and is aimed at creating recommendations […]

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