Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen/USA Today Network Protesters called for the continued search of those still unaccounted for after an apartment building partially collapsed. Some held signs reading, “Who is in the rubble?” and “Find them first!!” Protesters gathered Monday night after news of the planned demolition, saying some residents could still be trapped, CNN affiliate Quad-City Times reported. Missing man’s family supports stopping the search “The recovery of any unaccounted for individuals remains the priority of the City as operational planning progresses.” “The stability of the building continues to degrade,” the Facebook post from 4:30 p.m. Several animals were rescued Tuesday afternoon, but no human activity was detected, officials said in a social media update.

“We need to evaluate what we see between the structural engineer, our technical rescue teams and formulate the best possible way to strategically go in there,” the fire marshal said.įive people are still unaccounted for, including “two that we believe might be in the building,” Mayor Mike Matson said Tuesday. And a massive weight load on what’s left of the roof – including air conditioning units and utility equipment – intensifies the risk of total collapse. That right there is an indicator that we need to go up there (again),” Davenport Fire Marshal Jim Morris said Tuesday.īut each time rescue crews went into the structure, the building “shifted at some point,” Morris said.

“The fire department pulled Lisa Brooks out of that apartment last night. (Nikos Frazier/Quad City Times via AP) Nikos Frazier/Quad City Times/APĪn Iowa apartment building that partially collapsed faces demolition after 8 people were rescuedīut those demolition plans were scrapped after a ninth survivor was unexpectedly rescued from an apartment late Monday. Emergency crews work the scene of a partial apartment building collapse Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa.

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