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Officials also say there are no immediate plans to demolish what remains of the structure, which remains extremely unstable. The state’s search and rescue team, search dogs and cameras were used Thursday to continue combing the building for missing people

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Months before a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, partially collapsed May 28, a structural engineer advised the property owner that an unexpected void space had been discovered during repairs to a damaged area of the exterior brick wall.

Reports from the firm hired by Andrew Wold to evaluate his downtown apartment building have been made public by the city.

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.

Three residents of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, remain unaccounted for as recovery efforts continue. No immediate demolition plans are in place.

Police say three residents still missing, but two others have been found safe.

A structural engineer's report issued last week indicated a wall of a century-old apartment building in Iowa was at imminent risk of crumbling, yet neither the owner nor city officials warned residents of the danger days before the building partially collapsed, leaving three people missing and dozens displaced.

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