With storm looming, demolition planned for collapsed Florida condo

Crews began preparing the site for explosives, but the building won’t come down until Monday at the earliest

SURFSIDE The search and rescue mission at the collapsed Florida condominium has been suspended as a crew prepares for the demolition of the remainder of the building, a fire official said Saturday. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told family members that rescuers stopped their search at about 4 p.m., when demolition crews began boring holes into the concrete of the still-standing portion of Champlain Towers South in Surfside. The suspension prompted concern from one family member who called it “devastating” that work had to stop.