A sister building in the same complex as the collapsed Florida condo has new cracks in its garage — but experts said residents are safe, even as a voluntary evacuation is in effect.
Photos taken by a resident of Champlain Towers East show a large chunk of concrete crumbled off a pillar in the garage — damage that the resident told local news outlets wasn’t visible until after Champlain Towers South collapsed Thursday.
“I’m afraid that there could be some issue in our building that could result in what we saw in Champlain Towers South,” resident Robert Lisman told Local 10 in an interview.
But structural engineer Allyn Kilsheimer found that damage was of no immediate concern, saying that both sister buildings to the collapsed condo showed “no visible evidence of any major structural concerns,” NBC Miami reported on Monday.
Only two people have asked to be relocated from the building, the TV station said.
