Sunday's rain, drain blocked by beehive led to partial ceiling collapse at Tamarac apartment building
FORT LAUDERDALE - Clean up is underway after Sunday's rain and a blocked drain caused a partial ceiling collapse at a Tamarac building.
It happened at the Bermuda Club apartments in the 6200 block of NW 57th Street. The property manager said the roof drain blockage was caused by a large beehive.
Belen has lived in her unit for two years.
"I was ready to lie down and I saw dripping water and then I saw in front of my eyes that the roof collapsed. That's it, after that, I screamed," she said.
When the ceiling in her bedroom caved in, water started pouring in.
"The water was more than two inches at our feet," she said.
Two of her neighbors reported similar water problems. Belen said the collapse came as a surprise.
"This is the first time, I've never even seen any markings on the ceiling or anything that there's water damage, nothing," she said.
A restoration company was called in to address the damage and dry out the apartments.
Max Silovitz with ServPro said the collapse and water caused a big mess for the tenants.
"Not good. A lot of them are elderly. The family had to come get them. Not sure where they're going to go. Not fun times but that's why we're here to help and hopefully, they will be back inside soon," he said.
The beehive was removed on Monday.
The property management company, Next Generation Property Management, just took over the building in October.