A portion of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, collapsed Sunday, triggering the rescue of seven people and causing injuries for an unknown number of others, officials said.
A portion of a historic six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, collapsed Sunday, triggering the rescue of seven people and causing injuries for an unknown number of others, officials said.
The collapse just before 5 p.m. may have caused a large natural gas leak and water leaking from each floor, Davenport Fire Department Chief Mike Carlsten said during the conference.Onlookers watch as emergency crews work the scene of a partial building collapse Sunday on Main Street in Davenport, Iowa.In addition to seven rescues, more than a dozen people were helped by first responders as they left the building, he said.
The cause of the collapse was under investigation. City structural experts were expected to examine the building, the mayor said. It's not clear if residents, who were evacuated and being helped by the Red Cross, would be able to return. Rich Oswald, city director of development and neighborhood services, said the property's ownership had"permit issues" for exterior brick work. Additionally, he said, the owners were under city orders to make specific repairs and upgrades, he said.
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