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Residents of Miami apartment building evacuated after roof collapse

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A portion of the roof of a Northwest Miami-Dade apartment building in Florida has collapsed.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has arrived on the scene to assess the damage and tend to those who may have been injured during the collapse.

Officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department have cordoned off the area near the building.

Videos of the collapsed apartment building in Miami, Florida:

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While studying economics, Brendan found himself comfortably falling down the rabbit hole of restaurant work, ultimately opening a consulting business and working as a private wine buyer. On a whim, he moved to China, and in his first week following a triumphant pub quiz victory, he found himself bleeding on the floor based on his arrogance. The same man who put him there offered him a job lecturing for the University of Wales in various sister universities throughout the Middle Kingdom. While primarily lecturing in descriptive and comparative statistics, Brendan simultaneously earned an Msc in Banking and International Finance from the University of Wales-Bangor. He's presently doing something he hates, respecting French people. Well, two, his wife and her mother in the lovely town of Antigua, Guatemala.







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