Engineer reportedly warned in 2018 of ‘major damage’ at Miami condo complex

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Engineers flagged concerns of major structural damage" at a south Florida condominium complex three years before its deadly collapse, it was reported on Saturday.

A Maryland-based consultant found evidence of a failing concrete slab on the pool deck and abundant cracking and crumbling" to an underground parking garage during a 2018 inspection, and recommended repair work that was never carried out, the New York Times reported.