August 5, 1974: A building collapses in Downtown Miami, killing seven federal employees

In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, those impacted by the disaster at Champlain Towers in Surfside remain in our prayers. We break format to take a look back at August 5, 1974, the previous most deadly building collapse in Miami-Dade County history.Please consider supporting a charitable cause helping in Surfside, or visit https://supportsurfside.org/ to find out how you can help.To learn more about today's topic, consider reading the article "After A DEA Building Collapsed In 1974, Engineer Created Recertification Program To Prevent Future Disasters" by Jenny Staletovich of WLRN here: https://www.wlrn.org/news/2021-06-24/after-a-dea-building-collapsed-in-1974-engineer-created-re-certification-program-to-prevent-future-disastersAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy