Huge emergency operation under way after building collapse in Miami

Huge emergency operation under way after building collapse in Miami
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(Reuters) - More than 80 fire and rescue units were on the scene of a partial building collapse in Miami, the Miami-Dade county Fire Rescue Department said in a tweet early Thursday. While there were no official confirmations of death or injury so far, ABC News said eight people had been hospitalized and CBS reported that at least one person has died. An image posted on Miami Beach Police's Twitter account showed a tangle of rubble with debris spilling down from what was left of the balconies of the building in the darkness. Eyewitness video obtained by Reuters showed neighbours gathering acro...

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