Recovered Items Will Be Returned To Champlain Towers South Condo Collapse Victims

Miami FL

04 October, 2021

9:56 AM

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CBS Miami October 4, 2021 Personal property recovered from the destroyed units of a South Florida condo building that collapsed, killing 98 people, will be divided into two categories: items of soft material and hard material, according to a plan outlined before a judge overseeing litigation from the tragedy. Only the hard items collected by Miami-Dade police officers, rescue personnel, and firefighters from the rubble where the Champlain Towers South building once stood will be returned to survivors and family members of those killed, officials said in court documents. That's because the moisture-absorbing soft items, including clothing and bedding, would cost millions of dollars to decontaminate per EPA guidelines, they said. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.