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Security camera footage shows the moment a Davenport apartment building partially collapsed, killing three people and injuring dozens. The remains of the building have been demolished and crews are currently cleaning up the rubble and relocating it to the landfill. No asbestos has been found in the air so far, but officials will continue to monitor it. The cleanup is expected to take at least a month.
Three victims have been identified and recovered from the rubble of a partially collapsed apartment building in Davenport. Officials believe everyone has been accounted for. Crews are now focused on removing material from the site and shoring up the remaining structure for safe demolition. The building's owner has made no statement since the incident, and efforts to reach him have been unsuccessful. Current and former residents reported interior cracks on the wall that ultimately collapsed, which were reported to building management.
The body of one of the three missing men has been found after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa. Two other men are still unaccounted for. The search for survivors has been completed, and recovery efforts are underway. The building was constantly shifting and at risk of further collapse, putting rescuers at great risk. Questions have been raised about why neither the owner nor city officials warned residents about potential danger even after a structural engineer’s report indicated a wall of the century-old building was at imminent risk of crumbling.
The body of one of the three missing men has been found after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa. Two other men are still unaccounted for. The search for survivors has been completed, and recovery efforts are underway. The building was constantly shifting and at risk of further collapse, putting rescuers at great risk. The building's owner and city officials were warned for months that parts of the building were unstable, and tenants complained about a host of problems that were ignored by property managers.
The body of one of the three missing men has been found after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa. Two other men are still unaccounted for. The search for survivors has been completed, and recovery efforts are underway. The building was constantly shifting and at risk of further collapse, putting rescuers at great risk. Questions have been raised about why neither the owner nor city officials warned residents about potential danger even after a structural engineer’s report indicated a wall of the century-old building was at imminent risk of crumbling.
A portion of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, collapsed on Sunday, leading to the rescue of eight people and injuries to an unknown number of others. The cause of the collapse is still under investigation, and authorities are searching for missing residents. The building's ownership had "permit issues" for exterior brick work, and the owners were under city orders to make specific repairs and upgrades. The building is still structurally unsound, and the current rescue mission will soon become a recovery operation.
Twelve people were injured, some seriously, after the second floor of an apartment building collapsed in Pennsylvania, just over a mile from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The complex advertises its apartments as off-campus housing for students of the nearby university, although it's not known at this time if any of the injured were students. The cause of the collapse remains under investigation.