Miami building collapse

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

This just seems impossible without some deliberate, malignant act...

It is. Never assume malice when laziness or stupidity come into play.

The engineer who inspected the building several years ago stressed in his report that the waterproofing in the pool was failing, causing it to leak into the foundation and into the parking garage. Massive stress cracks existed in both as a result. Why was the waterproofing failing? Because the original construction was flat instead of sloping away to allow runoff...

Why was it not repaired? Because the work was still out for bid...

Either the original design was flawed or the construction didn't follow the design.