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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A structural engineer's report issued last week indicated a wall of a century-old apartment building in Iowa was at imminent r

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — 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. The revelation […]

A structural engineer report issued just days before an Iowa apartment building partially collapsed indicated a wall of the century-old structure was in imminent risk of crumbling

Despite a report indicating that the Iowa apartment building was in imminent risk of crumbling, residents were allowed to stay inside.

Rescue crews pulled seven people from the building in their initial response, and escorted out 12 others who could walk on their own.

The police chief in Davenport, Iowa says three residents of an apartment building that partially collapsed on Sunday are still unaccounted for

A structural engineer report issued just days before an Iowa apartment building partially collapsed indicated a wall of the century-old structure was in imminent risk of crumbling. Despite that, residents

Despite a report indicating that the Iowa apartment building was in imminent risk of crumbling, residents were allowed to stay inside.

Despite a report indicating that the Iowa apartment building was in imminent risk of crumbling, residents were allowed to stay inside.

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.