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In Florida, at least 24 people are dead and dozens are unaccounted for after the residential building partially collapsed last Thursday. Surfside collapse may have begun in building’s lower reaches “The building remains safe and is in no danger of collapse.”

#MARBLE ROLL MILLENNIUM TOWER UPGRADE#

“The structural upgrade currently underway at the tower is intended to prevent further settlement, and recover some of the building’s tilt, rather than to repair damage or provide strengthening,” Hamburger said in the statement. The original foundation was built into deep sand and experts determined that nearby projects and a process known as dewatering had weakened the soil under the sinking tower.

The retrofit, announced in October following years of lawsuits, hearings and accusations, will finally anchor the building to the bedrock. The piles will then be tied to the existing foundation, he said. A $100 million fix, set to be completed next year, involves the installation of piles into the bedrock of downtown San Francisco beneath the building, according to Millennium spokesman Doug Elmets.

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