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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, you're 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 building, what did he know? >> reporter: yeah, so this man's name is ryan shaffer, he first spoke out on...

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 life, get away from that building, and an hour later, i heard that the building fell. >> reporter: outs...

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.