No fatalities reported in Iowa as officials plan to demolish partially collapsed building

Davenport Fire Chief Michael Carlsten and Mayor Mike Matson provide an updated on the collapse of the six-story building that was once the Davenport Hotel at a news conference Monday. Residents are not being allowed inside to collect belongings due to the building’s unstable condition. (Associated Press)

Officials in Iowa are making plans to demolish a six-story apartment building a day after it partially collapsed, injuring at least one person and displacing countless residents and business owners. No fatalities have been reported.

City officials in Davenport, a city in eastern Iowa, said in a news release that the property owner was served Monday with an order for demolition of the building that was once the Davenport Hotel. Residents were not being allowed back inside to remove their belongings due to the building’s unstable condition.