Demolition crews on Sunday night destroyed the remaining portion of a condo building near Miami, Florida, that had collapsed on June 23. NBC News reported, "The structure came down at about 10:30 p.m. Officials initially gave a window of the demolition occurring between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Monday."
Until Sunday, the remains of 24 people were found from the debris of the building collapse in the town of Surfside; a total of 121 people remain missing. No one has been found alive ever since the collapse happened.
In addition to fears of the structure collapsing, the decision to demolish the remaining portion of the building was prompted by a hope that rescuers could gain access to parts of the ill-fated building's garage area to look for victims or survivors.
The search for survivors and buried victims was suspended from Saturday afternoon to begin work on laying explosives.
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Another factor that prompted authorities to go ahead with demolishing the structure was the approach of tropical storm Elsa. The storm is expected to bring strong winds to the Florida area by Monday.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava explained the demolition crew used a method known as 'energetic felling' to demolish the building. Cava was quoted by NBC News as saying, "Energetic felling is a type of explosives demolition that is used to bring down structures in place and keep the collapse to a confined area." The method ensures “debris, dust, vibration and noise is reduced to a few seconds during the implosion and is less disruptive than other demolition methods”.
