{"id":22935,"date":"2023-06-01T16:40:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T16:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=22935"},"modified":"2023-06-01T16:40:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T16:40:55","slug":"davenport-iowa-building-collapse-3-people-missing-for-4-days-after-apartment-complex-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=22935","title":{"rendered":"Davenport, Iowa building collapse: 3 people missing for 4 days after apartment complex collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\">Davenport, Iowa<\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n         \u2014 <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_1DD9BC05-9A9D-C094-8713-777E2109AEDE@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n      <strong>[Breaking news update, published at 11:13 a.m. ET]<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_AE1E095D-3ED4-9F55-DD1A-777E3D3DE15A@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      Two people who were previously unaccounted for after the partial collapse of an Iowa apartment building Sunday have been found safe, Davenport police said Thursday.  But three other people &#8211; including at least two who lived in the area of \u200b\u200bthe accident &#8211; remain missing.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_C6E0A564-F441-C271-05BC-777E2B1B232D@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n      <strong>[Previous story, published at 10:49 a.m. ET]<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_FF2C7E97-6FD2-A4F1-38D4-771F047DC98A@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      Brandon Colvin Jr.  has been sleeping on the cold sidewalk outside the partially collapsed apartment building where her father may be trapped in the rubble.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_40945F77-D8CD-456C-AFA8-7720B629A202@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      The 18-year-old should prepare for high school graduation on Saturday.  But he refuses to leave the precarious scene, even as Iowa officials warn that the rest of the Davenport building could collapse at any moment.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_E7945613-4184-9E1E-745E-772BF5043899@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      &#8220;If they told me I could, I&#8217;d go in there right now,&#8221; Colvin told CNN, fighting back tears.  &#8220;I haven&#8217;t slept.  I&#8217;ve been here three days, at night, all night, waiting for anything.&#8221;\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_B8D6D9E0-6236-DDFF-F789-772A8632EA7E@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      His father, Branden Colvin Sr., is one of five people still missing Thursday after a large portion of the building collapsed Sunday afternoon.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_2B76D6E0-4307-93D0-3261-7755A3A6C9FA@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      Although no deaths were reported, eight people were rescued from the building within a day of the collapse, officials said.  By Monday afternoon, the city said rescue efforts had turned into a recovery operation and the building was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davenportiowa.com\/news\/what_s_new\/incident_update_-_324_main_street?fbclid=IwAR28TFRC0C5y1bghShWYSZZ0CSkvJFsW-2KHCmArCLcdWpOlAyObw_PUWS8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it is expected to be demolished on Tuesday<\/a> morning\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_6492AE65-414C-D0D8-8789-773515C6139E@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      But those demolition plans were scrapped after a ninth survivor was unexpectedly rescued from an apartment on Monday afternoon.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_AE9F257E-4883-1362-6A8A-773515C64522@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      &#8220;That&#8217;s an indicator that we need to go up there (again),&#8221; Davenport Fire Marshal Jim Morris said Tuesday.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_DF06E90B-9494-8605-1C6D-7737331F0D1B@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      But every time rescue crews entered the structure, the building shifted, Morris said.  And a massive weight load on what&#8217;s left of the roof, including air conditioning units and utility equipment, heightens the risk of total collapse, potentially crushing rescue crews and anyone else who might be inside .\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_67F4D9F1-11A9-19E1-82D5-7737043F9FDD@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      Now, the families of some of the missing are at odds over what should happen next.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_CB99A97E-A31B-101E-8EF6-773E2E70F6B8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      Ryan Hitchcock&#8217;s family has already come to terms with the possibility that their loved one is gone and supports the city&#8217;s plans to carefully demolish the rest of the building to prevent further damage, family member Amy Anderson said.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_46445C5F-E9DA-EDD6-04D8-7740399CDE52@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      &#8220;Ryan wouldn&#8217;t want anyone else to put his life in danger,&#8221; Anderson said at a news conference Tuesday.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_9D3B1203-F009-2B75-E509-774BFED892E5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      &#8220;I don&#8217;t discount that he might miraculously get stuck down there,&#8221; he said.  &#8220;But we don&#8217;t want any more families to lose their lives or anyone else to be hurt trying to remove this debris and have anything fall.&#8221;\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_0FA9EA72-A2CF-1EDC-4883-7745B607C84B@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      After days of use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davenportiowa.com\/news\/what_s_new\/incident_update_-_324_main_street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dogs, drones, thermal imaging<\/a> and other tools, the odds of finding more survivors seem slim.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_737C184E-B76B-45A8-7079-7748A11A1756@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      &#8220;We work with other entities and our department to dispose of potential human remains with dignity,&#8221; said Davenport Fire Marshal Morris.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_6662EBFC-CE48-7B7D-2421-7747729EB5C1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      And the way the building partially collapsed &#8220;reduces the chances that there are spaces, what we call void spaces, large spaces where people can survive,&#8221; said Larry Sandhaas, a structural engineer hired by the city to assess the building\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_46AEF12F-154D-BF6E-4718-774908493186@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      But Colvin&#8217;s family hasn&#8217;t given up and urged officials to keep searching.\n  <\/p>\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230530115750-01-davenport-building-collapse-protest-0530.jpg?c=16x9&#038;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\" alt=\"Protesters gather Tuesday in support of continued search efforts at a partially collapsed apartment building. \" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove(&#039;image__dam-img--loading&#039;)\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1666\" width=\"2500\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_71CB5B6F-A986-EBE0-7889-775633905164@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      &#8220;You know there are still people missing, but you want to tear down the building. What&#8217;s the point of that?&#8221;  Colvin&#8217;s cousin, Preston McDowell, told CNN.  &#8220;They&#8217;re not giving us any answers. I just don&#8217;t get it.&#8221;\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_3DE85E4D-09A3-98DF-97F6-773E2E762D20@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      The missing man&#8217;s son said he&#8217;s not sure if he&#8217;ll be able to walk across the stage at graduation Saturday.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_CF93AA98-C1EF-EE79-D4C7-76FFBEF1991A@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\n<p>      &#8220;This week, on Tuesday, we had finals and I tried to go to school.  As soon as I walked in, I just broke down and was just crying,&#8221; the younger Colvin said. &#8220;So, I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;m going to be able to go to my graduation.&#8221;\n  <\/p>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/01\/us\/davenport-iowa-building-collapse-thursday\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Davenport, Iowa CNN \u2014 [Breaking news update, published at 11:13 a.m. ET] Two people who were previously unaccounted for after the partial collapse of an Iowa apartment building Sunday have been found safe, Davenport police said Thursday. But three other people &#8211; including at least two who lived in the area of \u200b\u200bthe accident &#8211; remain missing. 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