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The bodies of three residents who lived in the apartment building that collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, were found over the weekend. On Saturday, 42-year-old Branden Colvin's body was found in the rubble; and the bodies of 51-year-old Ryan Hitchcock and 60-year-old Daniel Prien were recovered on Sunday. Officials initially planned to demolish the building at 324 Main St. swiftly after it partially collapsed on May 28, and rescuers said there were no credible reports of any missing persons at that time. However last Tuesday, the city halted plans to demolish the partially collapsed building b...

The bodies of three residents who lived in the apartment building that collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, were found over the weekend.

One of the victims of The Davenport apartment collapse has retained a Philadelphia firm and filed a civil suit.

Two tenants moved out of their apartments in the days before 324 Main Street collapsed. They told their landlord of cracks in the walls and floors.

Despite numerous complaints from residents and even serious warning from local contractors about serious structural problems, the building passed numerous city inspections in the months prior to the deadly collapse.