Authorities say an eighth person has been rescued after an apartment building collapsed in Iowa
CORRECTS TO MAIN STREET INSTEAD OF WEST THIRD STREET-- Onlookers watch as emergency crews work the scene of a partial building collapse on the 300 block of Main Street, Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa. DAVENPORT, Iowa — — One person was found overnight at the site of a collapsed apartment building in Iowa, bringing the total number of people rescued from the crumbling structure to eight, authorities said Monday.
Rescuers were called to the scene shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday. Fire crews rescued seven people and escorted more than a dozen others from the building in their initial response. Reports of bricks falling from the building earlier this week were part of that work and the building’s owner had a permit for the project, Oswald said.reported Robert Robinson, a second-floor resident, had gone outside and returned as alarms went off in the building.
Some people in the area said the building has had problems. City officials said Sunday that they had several complaints from residents about needed repairs. Smith said water damage has been apparent since they moved into their space. Her fellow co-owner, Deonte Mack, said fire crews were in the building as recently as Thursday for an inspection.
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