(26 Jun 2021) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4332498
Officials say a "very deep fire" is hampering rescue efforts at a collapsed oceanfront condominium near Miami, where authorities are racing to recover more victims beneath the rubble.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says rescuers are using infrared technology, water and foam to battle the blaze, whose source is unclear.
Smoke has been the biggest barrier.
One hundred fifty-nine people remain unaccounted for since the collapse on Thursday. At least four were killed.
Authorities also announced Saturday they are beginning an audit of buildings nearing their 40-year review — like the fallen Champlain Towers South — to make sure they're safe.
Rachel Spiegel, whose mother is among those missing after the building collapse, spoke with Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett on Saturday morning.
"What else are we gonna do? We're waiting. We're doing our best to hold it together," Spiegel told the mayor.
She added: "I'm concerned about my mom, I wonder if she was sleeping, I wonder if she got woken up. She didn't call any of us, her phone goes to voicemail."
Burkett hugged Spiegel and shook hands with her siblings.
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