NEW: Part of a building has collapsed in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport, officials say. It was not immediately known if there were any injuries or deaths.
Part of a building collapsed in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport on Sunday evening. It was not immediately known if there were any injuries or deaths, or if anyone was trapped.
The Quad-City Times reported Robert Robinson, who lived on the building's second floor, walked outside for a smoke break and went back in as alarms went off. Tadd Machovec, a contractor from Davenport, said he was inside and was working to put up a support beam when the building came down.Jennifer Smith, co-owner of Fourth Street Nutrition, said she learned of the explosion from her husband, who works for Mid-American Energy.
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