TIME TO GET THAT ANSWER, BUT
SO MANY PEOPLE DESPERATE TO
KNOW.
THANK YOU, CHRISTINA.
>> RESCUERS HAVE BEEN SIFTING THROUGH THE RUBBLE WITH THE
THROUGH THE RUBBLE WITH THE
HELP OF SONAR AND K9’S.
AND AT TIMES, AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE, IT HAS BEEN QUITE
DIFFICULT.
>> LOCAL 10’S AMY VITERI IS
LIVE WITH MORE ON THEIR
EFFORTS. AMY?
>> UNFORTUNATELY, THE TYPE OF
COLLAPSE THIS WAS REALLY PUT
RESCUE WORKERS IN A DIFFICULT
POSITION.
THEY STARTED OUT ON TOP OF THE RUBBLE USING SONAR AND THOSE
RUBBLE USING SONAR AND THOSE
SEARCH CAMERAS ALONG WITH
K9’S.
THEY SHIFTED THEIR SEARCH TO
GOING UNDERNEATH THE RUBBLE.
BUT WITHOUT EXCAVATION, THIS
IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EXTREMELY SLOW PROCESS.
EXTREMELY SLOW PROCESS.
SO FAR, THEY HAVE NOT
RECOVERED ANYONE INSIDE THAT
DEBRIS.
>> IMAGINE A SET OF PANCAKES MADE OUT OF CONCRETE.
MADE OUT OF CONCRETE.
VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE THEM.
AS YOU’RE MOVING THEM, YOU’RE
TAKING THE CHANCE OF VIOLATING
THE INTEGRITY OF THE CURRENT
BUILDING THAT’S STANDING OR THE RIPPLE EFFECT TO HAPPEN.
THE RIPPLE EFFECT TO HAPPEN.
IT’S PAINSTAKINGLY SLOW TO BE
ABLE TO MAKE THEIR WAY IN.
>> THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
OUTLINING THE CHALLENGES FACING FIRE RESCUE CREWS
FACING FIRE RESCUE CREWS
TRYING TO GET ACCESS OF THE
RUBBLE OF WHAT IS LEFT OF
CHAMPLAIN TOWER. >> ALL OF THE RESOURCES NEEDED
>> ALL OF THE RESOURCES NEEDED
TO SHIFT UNDERNEATH THE
RUBBLE.
THERE’S A PARKING GARAGE
BENEATH THE BUILDING THAT’S
GIVING US BETTER ACCESS TO
GAIN BASICALLY TUNNEL WAYS TO
THESE DIFFERENT FLOORS.
>> ANOTHER CHALLENGE,
IDENTIFYING WHO IS MISSING AND
HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY INSIDE THE DOZENS OF UNITS
INSIDE THE DOZENS OF UNITS THAT COLLAPSED.
>> GRIM CIRCUMSTANCES.
BUT AT LAST CHECK, WE WERE
TOLD THAT CREWS WERE STILL
GOING IN UNDERNEATH THAT
RUBBLE TRYING TO GET TO PEOPLE
HOPING TO HEAR MORE SOUNDS.
BUT AGAIN, AS OF YET, NO ONE
DISCOVERED.
NOT CLEAR HOW MUCH LONGER
THESE EFFORTS WILL BE
CONTINUING.
OF COURSE WE’RE STANDING BY
FOR AN UPDATE ON ALL OF THESE EFFORTS, THESE SEARCHES THAT
EFFORTS, THESE SEARCHES THAT
HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
FOR NOW LIVE NEAR SURFSIDE,
AMY VITERI, LOCAL 10 NEWS.
>> IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT TO
REITERATE HOW EARLIER WE HEARD
FROM PEOPLE GETTING FRUSTRATED.
YOU COULD TELL THERE WAS A
GENTLEMAN GETTING ANGRY
BECAUSE HE SAID HE DIDN’T SEE
ANYBODY WORKING ON TOP OF THE
RUBBLE.
AND IT’S IMPORTANT TO SAY BECAUSE THE ASSISTANT CHIEF
BECAUSE THE ASSISTANT CHIEF
HAD SAID THAT THEY HAD SHIFTED
THE SEARCH FROM IN THE
BUILDING TO ON TOP.
SO MAYBE WHEN PEOPLE WERE
LOOKING TO SEE IF RESCUE CREWS WERE WORKING THEY DIDN’T
WERE WORKING THEY DIDN’T
NECESSARILY SEE THEM BECAUSE
THEY WERE IN A PARKING GARAGE
OR SOMETHING OF THAT MATTER.
>> THEY FOUND IT MOST
ADVANTAGEOUS TO GO UNDER THE
RUBBLE. IN THE DAYS AHEAD, WE’LL BE
IN THE DAYS AHEAD, WE’LL BE
LEARNING A LOT ABOUT THIS
PROCESS AND HOW THIS WORKS.
SO MANY FACTORS TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT, NOT WITHSTANDING THE
SAFETY OF THE FIREFIGHTERS THEMSELVES
THEMSELVES. THAT IS ALSO A PRIORITY IN
THAT IS ALSO A PRIORITY IN
OPERATIONS LIKE THIS.
ULTIMATELY, SOMEBODY HAS TO
MAKE THAT CALL WHETHER IT IS
SAFE TO GO IN AND EXCAVATE
WHEN WE DON’T KNOW THE STATUS
OF THE REST OF THE BUILDING. ALL OF THESE ARE DIFFICULT
ALL OF THESE ARE DIFFICULT
DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING
WEIGHED IN REALTIME.
FOR NOW THE DETERMINATION HAS
BEEN MADE TO GO UNDER THE RUBBLE AND TRY TO GET SOME
RUBBLE AND TRY TO GET SOME SORT OF ACCESS LIKE THIS.
SORT OF ACCESS LIKE THIS.
>> DANGEROUS, SLOW AND
METHODICAL PROCESS. WE HAVE EMPHASIZES THIS OVER
WE HAVE EMPHASIZES THIS OVER