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Miami Beach police are probing the collapse of a 12-storey building on Monday during a destruction that left one person critically injured.

According to a tweet by a police department, the victim was taken to the hospital.

As per the tweet the building had "a demolition permit, not an implosion permit."

The 12-story Marlborough House, situated at Collins Ave and 57th street, was to be torn down for construction of a new oceanfront building.

Traffic was as well closed in the area. The spectators caught on camera the minute the edifice collapsed.

By Sowmya Sangam