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About three months before the partial collapse of a downtown Davenport apartment building — and again just two days before — a masonry company owner said he predicted it.

Davenport Police Chief Jeff Bladel said there were 53 tenants in the 80-unit building. Andrew Wold of Davenport Hotel, L.L.C. has also released a statement.

It took hours before rescuers found Peach Berry trapped in the rubble and then determined one of her legs would need to be amputated to pull her free.

Quanishia ‘Peach’ Berry was trapped for several hours before rescuers found her in collapsed apartment building

A report (left) warned an Iowa building was collapsing just five days before it came tumbling down, leaving three men presumed dead and families praying for loved ones.

Partially collapsed over the weekend. it confirms nbc news reporting that former and recent tenants told management repeatedly there were major problems. a local contractor tried to warn workers making repairs on the building for days before the 116-year-old structure collapsed telling them to quote get away, youre going to die. joining me now from davenport is nbc news correspondent maggie vespa. so maggie, get into that for me. that a contractor was warning people who were working on the build...

Conclusion that that building had to be evacuated. >> reporter: ryan shaffer says the building owner approached his masonry company for a bid in february, but ultimately hired another company that was cheaper. shaffer took these photos just two days before the collapse, and even warned the workers there to get out. why did you think that something dangerous might happen? >> you could just hear noises, and we could see debris falling. and there was a guy working, and i said, if you value your lif...

It took hours before rescuers found Peach Berry trapped in the rubble and then determined one of her legs would need to be amputated to pull her free.

A six-story apartment building in downtown Davenport, Iowa, partially collapsed just before 5 p.m. Sunday,

It took hours before rescuers found Peach Berry trapped in the rubble and then determined one of her legs would need to be amputated to pull her free.