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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Scott McFetridge,Heather Hollingsworth and Hannah Fingerhut

Cracked floors, bowed walls: Many warnings but no action at Iowa building before deadly collapse

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

So many people knew something wasn’t right at the 116-year-old Davenport apartment building.

The structural engineer who documented the shaky wall. The head of a masonry company who wouldn’t let his workers onto the site. The city inspector who threatened to close some units. A downtown official who called 911 and asked firefighters to take a look. And tenants who told of cracks in their floors and walls.

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