Evacuated Florida building near collapsed condo reportedly deemed safe

A Florida high-rise about five miles from the collapsed condo building has now been deemed safe for occupancy — after residents were ordered to evacuate amid structural concerns.

On Friday, North Miami Beach Building Department officials said the 156-unit Crestview Towers was structurally and electrically unsafe, and ordered residents to leave as a “precautionary measure.” The building went up in 1972, nine years prior to the Champlain Towers South, which collapsed in Surfside on June 24. The death toll in the tragedy stands at 24, with 121 people still unaccounted for.