Help those rescued during an Ohio building collapse as all residents are displaces by scheduled building demolition.
An eighth person has been rescued after a six-story apartment building partially collapsed Sunday in Davenport, Iowa, officials said Monday. The building is expected to be demolished Tuesday, according to a news release from Davenport Chief Strategy Officer Sarah Ott obtained by CNN, The owners have been served a demolition notice, she said. The fire department has shifted from search to recovery mode, the release says. No fatalities have been reported, Davenport Fire Chief Mike Carlsten said Monday morning, and “no known individuals are trapped in that facility.” It’s not clear how many people may be unaccounted for or how many residents are displaced.
A historic six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, that partially collapsed Sunday evening will be demolished this week after a rescue mission for survivors transitioned into a search and recovery operation on Monday, officials said. Eight people were rescued and an unknown number of people were injured in the collapse at 324 Main Street just before 5 p.m. CT Sunday.
Davenport Mayor Mike Matson told NBC News Monday that K-9 units worked overnight and came up with no hits for people and have left the scene as of Monday afternoon. The building is expected to be demolished Tuesday morning, the city of Davenport said in a statement. Control of the property site was turned over to the Davenport Development and Neighborhood Services Department, and the owner of the property was served with a notice and order for demolition of the property, the city said.
“Due to the unstable condition of the property, and in the interest of public safety, residents will not be allowed back into the building,” the statement said.
