Officials weigh further searches of partially collapsed building, 5 residents still unaccounted for
Officials in Davenport, Iowa, say they바카라 게임 웹사이트re carefully assessing whether rescuers can further search a partially collapsed apartment building 바카라 게임 웹사이트 which they say can topple at any moment 바카라 게임 웹사이트 for missing residents before they order the structure demolished.
Five people are unaccounted for after the back portion of the six-story structure collapsed Sunday afternoon, and officials believe two of those missing may still be in the building, Mayor Mike Matson said Tuesday.
The owner of the building, Andrew Wold, has been cited for failing to maintain the structure in a safe and structurally sound condition, according to a court document filed Tuesday. He faces a $300 fine and court costs if he is found guilty or doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트t contest the citation, the document says.
Wold바카라 게임 웹사이트s court date is set for June 9.
Sister station KCCI reported that Wold released a statement nearly 72 hours after the building collapsed.
According to KCCI, the full statement, which is from Wold "and the entire property management team" says: "Our thoughts and prayers are with our tenants and families during this difficult time. We would like to thank the brave men and women of Davenport fire, Davenport police department, and all other first responders for their tireless efforts to ensure everyone바카라 게임 웹사이트s safety. We have been working closely with the American Red Cross and other agencies to assist the displaced tenants affected by this event. We are forever grateful to them for all of their assistance with our tenants."
On Tuesday afternoon, emergency crews reentered the building and rescued several animals as they searched portions that engineers believed were safe enough to explore 바카라 게임 웹사이트 but they did not detect signs of human survivors, the city .
Officials are determining whether further searches are possible as the 바카라 게임 웹사이트extremely volatile바카라 게임 웹사이트 wreckage threatens to crumple even further and poses a significant safety risk for crews who may enter, Davenport Fire Marshal Jim Morris said at a news conference Tuesday.
The debris from Sunday바카라 게임 웹사이트s collapse is currently helping to hold the building up, according to Larry Sandhaas, a structural engineer hired by the city.
"You can't run up to a pile of bricks and rocks and just start throwing things off 바카라 게임 웹사이트 as much as we want to," Morris said at Tuesday's news conference, becoming emotional several times as he spoke. "It's not that we don't want to do this. It's the fact that we have to do it in a safe manner. 바카라 게임 웹사이트 We바카라 게임 웹사이트re going to reevaluate how safe we can be in order to get in there and not currently make the situation any worse."
온라인 바카라 게임 that the city was weighing the building바카라 게임 웹사이트s demolition drew protesters this week to the property 바카라 게임 웹사이트 demonstrators who were concerned some residents could still be trapped, CNN affiliate reported. Some held signs reading, "Who is in the rubble?" and "Find them first!!"
The city had initially Monday that demolition was expected to start Tuesday morning, with an official later a demolition was necessary "to maintain as much safety for the surrounding area as possible."
A ninth survivor ended up being rescued from the site that day, the mayor said. By Tuesday morning, the city government that the timing of the demolition 바카라 게임 웹사이트is still being evaluated,바카라 게임 웹사이트 though initial phases of the process, such as permitting and staging of equipment, would begin Tuesday.
Besides the nine rescued, more than a dozen others were escorted from the site following the collapse, officials said. The cause of the collapse has not been determined.
Rescue and recovery crews have performed multiple searches of the structure using dogs, drones, thermal imaging, infrared and trained rescuers, but found no additional signs of life, Davenport Fire Chief Mike Carlsten said.
All of the building's residents have been displaced, with city officials saying they will not be allowed back into the building to collect their belongings.
'I just want them to do the right thing'
With officials yet to announce when the building will be demolished, the family of resident Branden Colvin says he is still missing and is demanding the city carry out further searches before razing the site.
Colvin was supposed to meet his family on the evening of the collapse, but never made it to the gathering, Colvin바카라 게임 웹사이트s cousin Preston McDowell told CNN. Several calls to Colvin바카라 게임 웹사이트s phone have gone unanswered, he said.
McDowell said he doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트t understand why the city would consider demolition if some residents are still missing.
바카라 게임 웹사이트They바카라 게임 웹사이트re not giving us any answers. I just don바카라 게임 웹사이트t get it,바카라 게임 웹사이트 McDowell said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트You know there are people still unaccounted for, but you want to tear down the building. What sense does that make?바카라 게임 웹사이트
He added, 바카라 게임 웹사이트They바카라 게임 웹사이트re letting us know they don바카라 게임 웹사이트t care.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The way the building collapsed 바카라 게임 웹사이트reduces the chances that there will be spaces 바카라 게임 웹사이트 what we call void spaces 바카라 게임 웹사이트 large spaces where people can survive,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Sandhaas, the structural engineer who assessed the building, said.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We understand that this is an unthinkable situation, especially for the families that are involved and impacted by this event,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Matson said Tuesday.
A family member of missing resident Ryan Hitchcock says his loved ones have come to terms with the likelihood that he did not survive and that the family supports the city바카라 게임 웹사이트s plan to take down the rest of the building to prevent further harm.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I don바카라 게임 웹사이트t discount that he could be trapped under there miraculously,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Hitchcock바카라 게임 웹사이트s relative Amy Anderson said at the city바카라 게임 웹사이트s Tuesday news conference. 바카라 게임 웹사이트But we don바카라 게임 웹사이트t want to see any more families lose their lives or anybody else be injured in trying to remove that rubble and have anything fall.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Morris, the fire marshal, said his department is partnering with other groups to determine how 바카라 게임 웹사이트to remove any possible human remains with dignity.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트I will not allow them to use explosives in a heavily populated downtown area,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Morris said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트This would be a coordinated demolition.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Cause of collapse to be investigated
The cause of the catastrophe has still not been determined, officials have said, but the city plans to turn over documentation including videos, photos and logs to an investigative team, Matson said.
The agency that will lead the investigation has yet to be determined, the mayor said.
"At this time, we have not gotten to the point where we have determined whether a criminal offense has occurred in order to initiate a criminal investigation," Morris said. "Regardless of what happens, there will be an investigation into how this happened. There must be."
The building바카라 게임 웹사이트s owner had current permits for repairs to the exterior wall, according to officials.
Images of piled rubble and the building's exposed interior rooms evoked memories of the 2021 condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, that killed 98 people, as well as a recent New York City parking garage collapse that killed one person and injured at least five.
