A chilling audio file has emerged which reveals a firefighter's reaction to the Miami condo disaster.
NBC Miami obtained an audio recording of first responders from the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Engine 76 rescuing victims from the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condominium.
Per the above publication, in the Engine 76 communication, a firefighter can be heard stating: "Arrival at 88th and Collins. We have a 13-story building with most of the building gone."
Listen to the audio file in question right here:They continue: "It's going to be a high priority. We're going to need TRTs [Technical Rescue Teams], we're going to need a full assignment on this, everybody.
"A quarter of the building is left, we still have people standing upstairs that still need to be evacuated. We are going to need a full TRT assignment.
"I see many people are the balconies. [There are] no elevators. The building is gone. There are no elevators. It almost resembles the Trade Center."
According to The Miami Herald, at least 16 people have been killed and a further 11 injured, with 149 currently remain unaccounted for, after the 12-story-high beachfront condo collapsed on Thursday, June 24.
Per CNN, Nicholas Balboa spoke about the sudden destruction of the building and subsequent rescue of 15-year-old boy Jonah Handler, which he witnessed while out walking his dog.
Balboa stated: "I can only imagine how many people were in their apartments either sleeping or watching TV or just whatever, just living their lives. Unbeknownst to them, the building was about to break away."
A $5 million class-action lawsuit has been filed against the building's condo association in the aftermath of the disaster.
The Brad Sohn Law Firm claims that Champlain Towers South Condominium Association, Inc. failed to "secure and safeguard" its residents and inform them about the lack of safety precautions in place.
Commenting on the lawsuit, lawyer Brad Sohn stated: "We are committed to compensating these vulnerable families, whether they have lost a loved one, lost the place they called home, or suffered injury."
