60 residents evacuate condominium in Clearwater after engineers deemed structure unsafe

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WSVN) — 60 residents were forced to evacuate their 12-story condominium in Clearwater after a crack was found in one of the building’s structural pillars, according to engineers.

Officials said the condo was being remodeled when that crack was found.

“They called us out to evaluate the situation, they deemed that the structure was unsafe and needed to be restabilize, so at that point we assisted with evacuating the building, getting all of the residents out to an area of safety,” said a firefighter…

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