Davenport

Two survivors of The Davenport collapse plan to ask a jury for $50 million dollars in damages.

Thursday morning, hundreds of people celebrated the completion of several big projects at the park.

In the report released this morning, the White Birch Group and SOCOTEC Engineering say the rear wall of the six-story building collapsed on May 28th, 2023 because of very recent repairs. Or what they call, "Inadequate Capacity of Wall System" and "Inadequate Shoring."

That's according to the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner which also concluded the deaths were accidental.

It's been nearly a month since part of a Davenport apartment building collapsed, killing three people, injuring several, and displacing 100 households. But President Biden and FEMA have not responded to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' request for a disaster declaration and federal assistance.

A Scott County judge has ordered the City of Davenport to immediately stop demolition activity at the apartment building that collapsed nearly three weeks ago, killing three people and injuring others.

Lexus and Quanishia Berry are suing the city and owner, Andrew Wold. They want to inspect the site and use what they find as evidence.

After being closed for more than two weeks, the Downtown Davenport Partnership says the city is now allowing restaurants, bars, retail shops, and others to reopen.

As demolition of The Davenport apartment building continues including debris removal, the city has hired two engineering consultants to find out why part of it collapsed, killing three people, injuring several, and displacing around 100 households.

It seems everyone from the structural engineer to city officials to tenants had concerns about the 116-year-old Davenport apartment building. But no one ordered residents out, and it was only when a section of the six-story building tumbled to the ground on May 28 that everyone seemed to connect the dots.