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Miami Beach Hotel Collapses: Luckily Nobody Injured

Imagine walking down South Beach on a beautiful sunny day when all of a sudden a hotel hangover roof collapses and almost kills you. Believe it or not this is not a fantasy and this actually occurred at a Miami Beach hotel. This collapse happened on February 5, 2011, at approximately 3:15 p.m. This occurred above the Ocean Seven restaurant which will most likely remain closed for two weeks post accident. The near fatal accident occurred at the Majestic Hotel at 660 Ocean Dr.

Miami-Dade Fire rescue was called upon the scene to investigate the hotel building collapse. Also called onto the scene were building inspectors who claim that the most likely reason for the roof hangover collapse was due to “wear and tear” and the fact that it was an “old building”. Building inspector, Abraham Alvarez said, “the eyebrow collapsed most likely because of water being on top of it. Just wear and tear.” He further stated that the there should have been a water drainage system but it wasn’t in place because it was an old building.

Luckily, nobody was injured from the collapsed roof which could have been a fatal and tragic accident. This begs the obvious question of how can a hotel building that profits millions of dollars from the general public not take adequate precautions to protect their own patrons, employees and pedestrians. Restaurant employee Alex Gonzalez, said, I just heard a big old boom and we came to the side to see if anybody was hurt. Thank God nobody was hurt.”

`Wear and tear’ likely caused Miami Beach hotel accident, building inspector says , www.miamiherald.com, February 6, 2011.


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