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INDIANAPOLIS — Following the collapse of a condominium building in Florida, FOX59 wanted to know whether Indiana requires inspections of older high-rise buildings. According to local structural ...

"I’m running down the stairs saying, ‘Oh my gosh, I hope the building doesn’t fall down,' " recalled one resident Authorities in Clearwater, Fla. evacuated 60 people from a condo building after cracks ...

SURFSIDE, Fla. -- Nearly three years before Thursday's deadly partial collapse of a South Florida residential building, an engineer raised concerns about structural damage to the concrete slab below ...

OGDEN — Ogden officials say there are more problems with the unfinished apartment building at 144 25th St. than originally detected, which raise the specter of the structure’s collapse. If not fixed, ...