Broward County

3 Floors of Broward Courthouse Evacuated Over Reported Structural Concern

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Three floors of the Broward County Courthouse were evacuated Friday over a reported structural concern.Three floors of the Broward County Courthouse were evacuated Friday over a reported structural concern.

Three floors of the Broward County Courthouse were evacuated Friday over a reported structural concern.

Courthouse officials in a statement said floors 18 through 20 were evacuated as a precaution over an issue on the 21st floor. The statment didn't give further details.

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Signs were posted on the building's elevators informing people that those floors were closed.

Someone who works at the building sent NBC 6 a notification they received Thursday, telling them floors 18 through 20 would close Friday, and if they needed a laptop or anything else to work remotely they could get access to it but not on those floors.

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Some employees were overheard mentioning that the walls are cracking.

The courthouse officially opened in May 2017.

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