Why did the Davenport apartment building collapse?
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.
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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.
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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