The demolition of the iconic Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami drew thousands of viewers Sunday but quickly turned chaotic for nearby residents, who say flying debris shattered windows, thick dust blanketed their property and left them facing costly cleanup and safety concerns.
“We initially were thinking, because of the wind and everything, that we weren’t going to be impacted as we were,” Hernan Picalomino said. “It was really close, where we felt our building shake.”
Residents who live at the nearby St. Louis condos, like Hernan Picalomino, say the demolition took a chaotic turn…