Partial building collapse in Davenport, Iowa leaves community desperate for answers

After parts of a historic, 84-unit apartment building crashed down on Sunday evening, concerns are growing over its structural integrity. Officials say they’ve exhaustively checked the rubble and have stopped looking for survivors. NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster reports on one family’s ongoing search for their relative.
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  • @patriciawashington8780
    @patriciawashington8780 Жыл бұрын

    people can survive in rubble for days, why has the search ended so quickly with missing people

  • @22mshep

    @22mshep

    Жыл бұрын

    They’re trying to destroy evidence

  • @skyelark5511

    @skyelark5511

    Жыл бұрын

    That's the million dollar question or maybe it's very obvious based on the ethnicity of the people who lived there and the ethnicity of the building's owner.

  • @BenShapirosLowerLip

    @BenShapirosLowerLip

    Жыл бұрын

    I live a block away from this, the building is still standing as of 8:16pm 05/30. Protests have been going on all day.

  • @chrisyoung3603

    @chrisyoung3603

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@BenShapirosLowerLipim in those protests. We're gonna keep protesting until we get answers and justice

  • @kirstenhamann4930
    @kirstenhamann4930 Жыл бұрын

    This is the story you need to be covering! A neglected building collapses in Davenport, IA (despite multiple complaints by its residents to the city about it being unsafe). A very nominal search is conducted and then called off after just 24 hrs with the city declaring that there are no more indications of life inside despite family members insisting that their relatives ARE inside & living pets are visible in the windows. The city announces a demolition in the morning and between the search being called off and the scheduled demolition, a woman named Lisa Brooks wakes up from either being knocked out or passed out from the gas leak and rescues HERSELF by waving & calling to the crowd from her window in the building. The city doesn’t respond by delaying the demolition. Instead the city responds by moving the demolition time up even sooner (presumably to avoid protests). People protest through the night and the city delays the demolition by one day despite at least 2 humans still missing and an unmoved/unsorted pile of rubble sitting untouched on the ground. The demolition is scheduled to occur tomorrow morning. This is your story to cover.

  • @ktm4042

    @ktm4042

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for detailing what REAL journalism looks like. Our corporate "news" is full of clowns!

  • @shaynewheeler9249

    @shaynewheeler9249

    Жыл бұрын

    Building color

  • @Jenny-Dobs
    @Jenny-Dobs Жыл бұрын

    She’s been found and rescued from the building not even an hour ago

  • @melisa8256

    @melisa8256

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I was hoping to find a comment with an update. What a horrific experience for everyone involved.

  • @Mickju

    @Mickju

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope that is correct. If so, that is wonderful.

  • @Gwenesis

    @Gwenesis

    Жыл бұрын

    PTL!!!

  • @beautifulwithbrains3096

    @beautifulwithbrains3096

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @Frostflwr69

    @Frostflwr69

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank God! What if she was still trapped in there alive and they brought the building down on top of her tomorrow morning! That's all I kept thinking!

  • @laday4792
    @laday4792 Жыл бұрын

    They are planning to demolish the building even when people are still appearing in the windows and are still missing. This is beyond disgusting.

  • @muffin2u63

    @muffin2u63

    Жыл бұрын

    I know right? I feel that is too soon with people still missing.

  • @sidneyarmstrong9850

    @sidneyarmstrong9850

    Жыл бұрын

    More than disgusting, it's probably a cover up.

  • @Everfalling

    @Everfalling

    Жыл бұрын

    What do you mean appearing in the windows?

  • @nox6687

    @nox6687

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@EverfallingOriginally, the city said that it was fine to tear the place down because no one was alive. They only stopped because a woman trapped in there called for help out the window.

  • @lydialutz

    @lydialutz

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Everfalling a deaf woman showed up at the windows when they thought everyone was out already

  • @RevivalQuadCities
    @RevivalQuadCities Жыл бұрын

    A woman was extracted this evening. She is alive! Prayers through the night and into tomorrow for the structure to stay intact until all are found!

  • @mikewerner3797
    @mikewerner3797 Жыл бұрын

    That is the quickest demo of a building ever( days after ). I think there is something they are trying to hide.

  • @KindaNewHere

    @KindaNewHere

    Жыл бұрын

    2 days after

  • @stormygirl1704
    @stormygirl1704 Жыл бұрын

    I was born in Davenport. This is tragic! Shame on the owners who didn’t keep up w the integrity of the building!

  • @bloodlove93

    @bloodlove93

    Жыл бұрын

    any idea how old the building was? obviously there's often more that could be done, but between money and management it's hard to get anything done, that combined with inevitable degradation and entropy will eventually break everything.

  • @jessicadavis3989

    @jessicadavis3989

    Жыл бұрын

    This is on the voters too my friend! They keep voting in republicans that don’t think regulations are important! The only victims are those in the building and the democrats that want regulations and can’t get them

  • @djbvida

    @djbvida

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes they kept reporting concerns but as usual until the building collapses no one listened. I hope the residents families sue the owner. They obviously didn’t care about the tenants safety. Deja vu to the condo in Florida that collapsed. Greed of owners of old buildings kills

  • @Og-Judy

    @Og-Judy

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@bloodlove93 According to wiki it was built in 1907. It's been on the register of historic places in 1983 and 2020. This partial collapse has sealed its fate with a demolition order and a wrecking ball. Feel sorry for the residents. Hope they take the owner to court for compensation of loss of property.

  • @Arthurian.

    @Arthurian.

    Жыл бұрын

    ​​@@bloodlove93 no, this is the result of slumlords and curry inspectors taking pay days to overlook necessary repairs. There are many buildings and ruins of ancient Rome still standing without upkeep, from literally thousands of years ago and multiple wars

  • @charlesshadid1890
    @charlesshadid1890 Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like the owner of the building has ignored safety issues just to save money.

  • @theirmom4723

    @theirmom4723

    Жыл бұрын

    Owner most likely doesn't truly reside in the states...

  • @stephaniemarshall399

    @stephaniemarshall399

    Жыл бұрын

    I moved out of a building recently, that I would not be surprised if it fell. It is probably over a hundred years old, and the walls are crumbling. It has changed owners very often. I was told that there's a problem in the basement, no one wanted to pay to be fixed. I never found out what that problem is. I'm glad to be out!

  • @BenShapirosLowerLip

    @BenShapirosLowerLip

    Жыл бұрын

    He did, his name is Andrew Wold.

  • @BenShapirosLowerLip

    @BenShapirosLowerLip

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theirmom4723 He lives in Davenport, his name is Andrew Wold. I live a block away from this building, my GF is a property manager and has heard nothing but bad things about this slumlord.

  • @BenShapirosLowerLip

    @BenShapirosLowerLip

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theirmom4723 He does, his name is Andrew Wold. He's friends with the mayor.

  • @fire_the_GOP_24
    @fire_the_GOP_24 Жыл бұрын

    This is happening way too often! Where are the safety inspectors in these cities? There's no excuse for this! The residents and their families should sue!

  • @djbvida

    @djbvida

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes I hope the families sue. These officials don’t care and no one is ever held responsible then after it collapses they get on tv and say well we had complaints for years. Gee nothing was done by owners of building or city officials. They all should be held liable. I’d be hiring an atty if I or a family member has to go through this. It’s ridiculous. Just like in that Florida condo that collapsed. This looks like something that would happen in a third world country. Cities act like buildings that get old just shouldn’t have money spent on them. Pathetic

  • @robertnobles8189

    @robertnobles8189

    Жыл бұрын

    Why on earth jump to blaming inspectors? The owners and contractors are liable. Inspectors carry no liability. They are a safety net that shouldn’t be needed of the owners and contractors had any integrity. This is the problem with libertarians; all blame for government and totally absolving the private parties.

  • @johanan62
    @johanan62 Жыл бұрын

    Are these things still happening in America? Buildings collapsing? Shame on you, America

  • @carlosmagana5775

    @carlosmagana5775

    Жыл бұрын

    Blame the Builder not a America!!!

  • @racedrvier42

    @racedrvier42

    Жыл бұрын

    Dumbest statement on the internet today

  • @dougtheviking6503

    @dougtheviking6503

    Жыл бұрын

    @carlos Magana That building looks like it has been around for a while.. just not kept up .

  • @carlosmagana5775

    @carlosmagana5775

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dougtheviking6503 agree somebody dropped the ball

  • @jessies6502

    @jessies6502

    Жыл бұрын

    Be glad you don't live here.

  • @georgewolfiii1170
    @georgewolfiii1170 Жыл бұрын

    It is wrong to demolish this building until the cause of the collapse has been determined.

  • @singlefather01
    @singlefather01 Жыл бұрын

    How can a property of this size not professionally managed and maintained?

  • @freetolook3727

    @freetolook3727

    Жыл бұрын

    💲💲💲💵💵💵💰🤑

  • @alanhorton7300

    @alanhorton7300

    Жыл бұрын

    People see owning an apartment building as a great way to make passive income, so they buy up these rickety old buildings and cram as many people in as they can and charge exorbitant rents. They don't feel like they need to listen to residents' complaints because with the housing crisis there aren't a whole lot of places they can move to, so they don't have any recourse.

  • @singlefather01

    @singlefather01

    Жыл бұрын

    @@alanhorton7300 That ain’t an excuse. When a property of this size is not professionally managed and maintained by a team of professional managers and lawyers, it becomes nothing but a liability. In California, properties with more than 10 units are required to have a manager on site even. The owners must have thought they can save 15 to 20 percent by doing it themselves. Absolute amateur. Managing properties is a profession by itself. Now they are on the hook for the damages and lawsuits. In the end, this will destroy everything they had. Some idiots from overseas with money come in to purchase these properties thinking they need to make money right away. It just doesn’t work that way. Longer you hold an income property, more money you will make. But if you don’t upgrade and maintain the property, it won’t. Some idiots with money just don’t get that.

  • @Typical.Anomaly

    @Typical.Anomaly

    Жыл бұрын

    @@singlefather01 It's not excusable but it's their reasoning.

  • @chrisyoung3603

    @chrisyoung3603

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@singlefather01no it is real talk bro. When you have politics, you are going to have corruption. The slumlord was warned about the dangers, and what it was going to cost to fix. He thought it was too expensive, and went with someone he knows for the cheap. $50,000 cheap. And some city council members, including the mayor, approved of the demolition because they discovered that there were lives involved, and to cover someone's fuckup.

  • @withoutlimitsbudgets
    @withoutlimitsbudgets Жыл бұрын

    And this is one of many reasons why I will never live in an apartment complex. They never keep anything up-to-date. The structure is not checked by inspectors from the city every year like they should be this is horrific. 1:37 1:40

  • @954brent954
    @954brent954 Жыл бұрын

    Wonder why they trying to demolish the building so fast? From just a few hours search to now the building tear down. Something don't seem right. Wonder if the owners of the building has some political connections?

  • @Auntie_OK

    @Auntie_OK

    Жыл бұрын

    That dude was SUS! THAT WE KNOW OF?! TF?

  • @Nowhere888
    @Nowhere888 Жыл бұрын

    One of the dorms I lived in was condemned. If the floors are wildly uneven or you see big cracks in the concrete then watch out. Call for a building inspector.

  • @0-Elias-0
    @0-Elias-0 Жыл бұрын

    This same thing happened in Southern Florida about two years ago. I've been staying away from highrises ever since.

  • @PeggyBundy1968
    @PeggyBundy1968 Жыл бұрын

    84 families are losing everything . Praying for the missing lady.

  • @Prowlerook

    @Prowlerook

    Жыл бұрын

    I am losing my home on Memorial day as a Vet nobody mentioned it

  • @naudianeels1328

    @naudianeels1328

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Prowlerook So sorry 💔

  • @kattmilk

    @kattmilk

    Жыл бұрын

    She was found yesterday. She made it to a window and someone saw her. 🙏🏾

  • @cyndidiercks

    @cyndidiercks

    Жыл бұрын

    Huh funny because they only have records of a little over fifty renters

  • @PeggyBundy1968

    @PeggyBundy1968

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Prowlerook Make noise, get noticed anyway possible . The right kind of ppl need to know about you so they can help. God Bless

  • @Kable472
    @Kable472 Жыл бұрын

    You can rebuild a building but you can't never replace lives , RIP

  • @KevinSmith-fw5tb

    @KevinSmith-fw5tb

    Жыл бұрын

    "Can't never", which means you can! 😆

  • @chrisyoung3603

    @chrisyoung3603

    Жыл бұрын

    Well said. When my buddy was involved in an accident that involved his motorcycle, I mentioned to him, "A bike can be replaced. Your life cannot." Lives matter over material things.

  • @YouGotsTheRabies
    @YouGotsTheRabies Жыл бұрын

    I suspect that "Historic" buildings get away with not being up to code by being "grandfathered in" and residents are none the wiser.

  • @robertnobles8189

    @robertnobles8189

    Жыл бұрын

    If they didn’t have those newer mechanical unit on the roof, you might have a point. But heavy mechanical units added to the roof like that requires stuctural upgrades.

  • @aheimdahl5201
    @aheimdahl5201 Жыл бұрын

    Those Tenants need to get some Lawyers NOW

  • @Gwenesis

    @Gwenesis

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, they need the ambulance chasers...

  • @litz13

    @litz13

    Жыл бұрын

    They will likely get very very very good pro bono representation. The legal payout from this is going to make them - and their lawyers - a *lot* of money

  • @II-zc5lk
    @II-zc5lk Жыл бұрын

    Heartbreaking for Lisa Brooks family and those missing Prayers for them. Shame on the owners of building for not up keeping the building.

  • @aananimity

    @aananimity

    Жыл бұрын

    She was found - ❤

  • @theoriginaltylerdurden

    @theoriginaltylerdurden

    Жыл бұрын

    @@aananimity In the building

  • @eelnoops5200
    @eelnoops5200 Жыл бұрын

    Cities tend to ignore complaints from buildings that house people receiving housing assistance. I wonder if that is a factor in this tragic case. People are dying preventable deaths, and the local authorities hold that responsibility.

  • @nickjimbob2776

    @nickjimbob2776

    Жыл бұрын

    All over the nation, its a national problem.

  • @davidimhoff2118

    @davidimhoff2118

    Жыл бұрын

    I think it's too early to say this is a housing building unless you live there or know the area. The Miami surfside condo cllapse happened at Champlain Towers. The owners didn't keep up with all the water damage and half the building collapsed. It was all condos. It can happen at any apartment building. They don't want to hire the people to do the job and they don't want to spend the money.

  • @gondorianslayer4250

    @gondorianslayer4250

    Жыл бұрын

    @@davidimhoff2118 so your cool with people dying? including pets, kids? your sick.

  • @eelnoops5200

    @eelnoops5200

    Жыл бұрын

    @@davidimhoff2118 Never declared that it was, but it seems likely. I don't know how to tell for sure.

  • @IzmCreditServices
    @IzmCreditServices Жыл бұрын

    They should search longer. 😢 If they would've stopped after 12hrs they wouldn't have found the lady, besides that people are found up to a week or so later alive. They have to be careful and look for survivors as they remove the rubble. That Mayor needs to learn patience those are lives not just bricks andglass . Contact The Mayor Immediately!

  • @jeffb321

    @jeffb321

    Жыл бұрын

    The mayor is a Democrat, I'm sure he cares. Did you see his multiple smirks while being interviewed?

  • @BenShapirosLowerLip

    @BenShapirosLowerLip

    Жыл бұрын

    I live a block away from this building, it's still standing do to protests as of 8:29pm 05/30.

  • @BenShapirosLowerLip

    @BenShapirosLowerLip

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jeffb321 The owner of the property, Andrew Wold, is also friends with the mayor.

  • @cyndidiercks

    @cyndidiercks

    Жыл бұрын

    You should read the inspection report

  • @joanklein6463
    @joanklein6463 Жыл бұрын

    That Mayor seemed smug and uncaring in this interview. How can he think of demolishing that building before he knows that everyone is accounted for. Maybe he is guilty of something? He actually had a smug smile on his face.

  • @shonacook4763

    @shonacook4763

    Жыл бұрын

    I noticed the same attitude. Did they check to see if any of the residents had guests visiting them?

  • @norway178

    @norway178

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope they saved the pets.

  • @freetolook3727
    @freetolook3727 Жыл бұрын

    Yes, we want to demo the building as soon as possible so that the underlying causes of the collapse will never be known.

  • @Auntie_OK
    @Auntie_OK Жыл бұрын

    It's sad slum lords get away with this until the building collapses and people lose their lives.

  • @debbiemcdonald8928
    @debbiemcdonald8928 Жыл бұрын

    So far one person is dead.still looking for more. I live in the area.

  • @asssi95

    @asssi95

    Жыл бұрын

    Prays from CT for your community. Thanks for the update too because these news reports are conflicting and we cannot trust it

  • @Jenny-Dobs

    @Jenny-Dobs

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m going to have to find that.. I haven’t seen any news of a death just all rescues…

  • @Jenny-Dobs

    @Jenny-Dobs

    Жыл бұрын

    @Rumpleforeskin I didn’t think so.. I’ve looked and looked since she said someone was dead and couldn’t find anything… I’m in Clinton and that’s the main source of news I watch

  • @debbiemcdonald8928
    @debbiemcdonald8928 Жыл бұрын

    Prayers for the ones still missing.

  • @danielschannel701

    @danielschannel701

    Жыл бұрын

    @A.L.D.F May you get rewarded fully in your examples toward humanity.

  • @helenpauls1496

    @helenpauls1496

    Жыл бұрын

    @@danielschannel701Don’t worry. You’ve both just cancelled each other out. Prayers don’t even work!

  • @danielschannel701

    @danielschannel701

    Жыл бұрын

    @@helenpauls1496 One has to keep positive thoughts and not let pent up paranormal activity come of it.

  • @helenpauls1496

    @helenpauls1496

    Жыл бұрын

    @@danielschannel701 Agreed. Positive thoughts are the best way to move forward.

  • @soisaidtogod4248

    @soisaidtogod4248

    Жыл бұрын

    Send more cash if you want your Sky Fairy to hear your pleas.

  • @scottthecrazy
    @scottthecrazy Жыл бұрын

    The mayor needs to resign. He is lying! if they checked every complaint, this could have been avoided.

  • @racedrvier42

    @racedrvier42

    Жыл бұрын

    Why should the Mayor resign? He wouldn't receive the complaints, the building inspector would. Second dumbest comment on the internet today

  • @Lizablue0608

    @Lizablue0608

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s not his fault. That’s a whole different thing. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Everything’s political these days, I swear.

  • @williamlundie3123
    @williamlundie3123 Жыл бұрын

    I live in the next city over from Davenport in Bettendorf. Been here all my life, and I've never seen anything like it here in the Quad Cities. There was an explosion of a flour mill in 1975 here, but I don't remember that since I was only 3. Supposedly, the building will be torn down tomorrow. Last i heard, one person is still unaccounted for...🙏🙏🙏

  • @georgewolfiii1170

    @georgewolfiii1170

    Жыл бұрын

    The building should not be torn down until an investigation determines the cause!

  • @constancechang4239
    @constancechang4239 Жыл бұрын

    My prayers for all the families that were affected❤ Is a shame that the property owner let people leave in this building, also the government might have known how the residents were living in this kind of conditions 😠

  • @musiclove4635

    @musiclove4635

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh I'm sure the city was aware of the conditions of the building. It's Iowa after all.

  • @gondorianslayer4250

    @gondorianslayer4250

    Жыл бұрын

    were expendable remember?

  • @BenShapirosLowerLip

    @BenShapirosLowerLip

    Жыл бұрын

    @@musiclove4635 Do you live in Iowa? That's a strong assumption.

  • @markstewart4501

    @markstewart4501

    Жыл бұрын

    We ALL know the unspoken heirarchy. Property owners ALWAYS have more rights than the renter. DUH, right? The way GREED works is that the ONE PAYING THE MORTGAGE plus some extra cash is the RENTER... renter has WAY less rights than the owner...GREED, it wins every time. Slavery didn't go away, it just morphed into a form that appears acceptable. Think about it the slave master doesn't have to provide housing, food, and medical anymore....They just pay you the bare minimum to have you show up, and they have you pay for everything else.

  • @aoitamashii

    @aoitamashii

    Жыл бұрын

    Not to defend them if wrongdoing happened, but sometimes old buildings like these have inaccurate or incomplete schematics, or someone decades ago could have falsified certain inspections before they even owned the building. Or not even falsified, sometimes inspections miss things. A condo building where my parents live was suddenly condemned after they attempted some retrofitting of balconies and further inspection showed structural integrity issues with the core building that were never documented by previous inspections. Attempting to demolish the building so quickly does feel like someone is trying to skirt liability though.

  • @the016goat2
    @the016goat2 Жыл бұрын

    She is safe and out as of a hr ago

  • @playfulpanthress

    @playfulpanthress

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, nothing like a heart attack or falling rubble could possibly have changed that.

  • @beautifulwithbrains3096

    @beautifulwithbrains3096

    Жыл бұрын

    Glory

  • @cristinakarlin5589
    @cristinakarlin5589 Жыл бұрын

    Prayers for all families involved!! Terrible!🙏

  • @eelnoops5200
    @eelnoops5200 Жыл бұрын

    "They are starting demolition tomorrow" doesn't jive with "Investigation into what caused the collapse is just beginning." Much like the guy saying, "Every complaint was investigated." So, did those investigations just miss seeing the cause of the collapse before it happened? That is terrifying for every person who lives in buildings like this one. So much is not making sense here.

  • @larryscarr3897

    @larryscarr3897

    Жыл бұрын

    Bet they took bribes, and or rubber stamped inspections.

  • @somnuswaltz5586

    @somnuswaltz5586

    Жыл бұрын

    So lemme get this straight. YOU want a bunch of investigators to go into the partially collapsed and unstable remainder of the tower for days or weeks to analyze the collapse, risking their lives every second of the time spent inside if the rest of it were to suddenly collapse 😂😂😂

  • @sallyl5071

    @sallyl5071

    Жыл бұрын

    Eel I agree.When the Florida building collaped last year they seemed to take much longer looking for survivors too! This sounds very fishy..I hope these people have renter's insurance and or can sue!

  • @skeletonscorpio

    @skeletonscorpio

    Жыл бұрын

    As someone who currently lives in Davenport - there is a huge outcry from all of our citizens against the demolition. People and pets are unaccounted for. They called off the search even though people are still missing. Search and rescue attempts in other areas of the world in similar tragedies have lasted for days because apparently other cities care more about their citizens than Dport does. We have so much technology in our lives that wouldn't require people to go into the building, like drones. Trust me, the citizens of Davenport do NOT want this building demo'd until we have answers.

  • @somnuswaltz5586

    @somnuswaltz5586

    Жыл бұрын

    @@skeletonscorpio you are gorgeous 😍

  • @planetpjr
    @planetpjr Жыл бұрын

    We need to call them building service providers, not landlords. They own property but they lord over nothing.

  • @evelynhernandez7495
    @evelynhernandez7495 Жыл бұрын

    Praying for all family!

  • @seviregis7441
    @seviregis7441 Жыл бұрын

    You have to keep looking all night long for anyone, human and animal, who may be trapped.

  • @reneeatkins2132
    @reneeatkins2132 Жыл бұрын

    More of these will happen. My husband works in the electrical side of construction and he is a dying breed . He can find no one that really knows what they are doing. If you work anywhere you can see this.

  • @FalconX88
    @FalconX88 Жыл бұрын

    Why is the mayor smiling the whole time?

  • @evelynhernandez7495
    @evelynhernandez7495 Жыл бұрын

    So sorry !!

  • @trishamaitoza6481
    @trishamaitoza6481 Жыл бұрын

    Prayers for all affected by this tragedy.

  • @soisaidtogod4248

    @soisaidtogod4248

    Жыл бұрын

    Will only make you feel better.

  • @MeestahBinks

    @MeestahBinks

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@soisaidtogod4248 whats the alternative wise guy?

  • @alevansebel
    @alevansebel Жыл бұрын

    I lived across the street 2 years ago, but same landlords (used to actually go into that building for the gym access that came with the lease). Did you know that one of the Iowa congressmen used to have an office in that same building complex? I remember seeing the sign every time I walked by (Congressman Dave Loebsack, 2nd District of Iowa)

  • @chewser117

    @chewser117

    Жыл бұрын

    I work a block away from that building and used to go to that corner deli for lunch all the time. I remember talking with the owner of the deli in Feb 2020, the last day that it was open. I asked him why he's closing shop, he said "I don't know, just seems like a good time to retire and get out of here". A month later all restaurants were shutdown for covid, then the façade on that same building feel off the front, and now this happened. That dude is sitting out there enjoying retirement thinking "I told you so!".

  • @sisterbelle
    @sisterbelle Жыл бұрын

    Pray for Davenport. God have mercy.

  • @cecilaustin215
    @cecilaustin215 Жыл бұрын

    Prayers for my homie BC aka Branden Colvin who is also missing in that collapse.

  • @xFF7xGIRLx
    @xFF7xGIRLx Жыл бұрын

    That mayor has the shadiest look on his face 🤬

  • @GeneralHawk505
    @GeneralHawk505 Жыл бұрын

    This is the example of americas greedy landlords and its uncontrolled rent system

  • @happybergner9832
    @happybergner9832 Жыл бұрын

    Hmmm. Prayers for everyone, and the family members affected.

  • @Edfons
    @Edfons Жыл бұрын

    Wow, this keeps happening again and again!

  • @joegug4751
    @joegug4751 Жыл бұрын

    Quick demo the building so they can’t investigate and sue me.

  • @stevengibbs8117
    @stevengibbs8117 Жыл бұрын

    "For years the residents have been complaining the building was not safe, but all complaints were investigated" CLEARLY THEY WERE NOT INVESTIGATED LOOK WHAT HAPPENED

  • @davidimhoff2118
    @davidimhoff2118 Жыл бұрын

    This is similar to the Miami collapse but they are moving way too quick of saying rescue attempts are over. They didn't do that surfside. They looked for days and days.

  • @gondorianslayer4250

    @gondorianslayer4250

    Жыл бұрын

    they want people dead.

  • @rustyneuron
    @rustyneuron Жыл бұрын

    I think we are going to see a lot more of this kind of thing because there were tons of towns and cities that were laid out and buildings built that are betwee 100 and 150 years old. I have a friend who lives in an apartment on the third floor of an old downtown building in a small missouri town and I am sure the building inspections aren't what they need to be; I had an opportunity to move to an apartment like that in a small town, and decided not to for that reason.

  • @beautifulrainbow6989
    @beautifulrainbow6989 Жыл бұрын

    Omg!! RIP my condolences to the families.😭🙏

  • @Auntie_OK
    @Auntie_OK Жыл бұрын

    SUCH A POLITICIAN... THAT WE KNOW OF?! 😮REALLY

  • @theirmom4723

    @theirmom4723

    Жыл бұрын

    The smugness got me

  • @Auntie_OK

    @Auntie_OK

    Жыл бұрын

    Despicable tbh

  • @Goku-pz4hg
    @Goku-pz4hg Жыл бұрын

    Wow I hope who ever was in that building is alright 🙏 🙏 🙏

  • @lynepare
    @lynepare Жыл бұрын

    😢😢

  • @SittingWithDogs
    @SittingWithDogs Жыл бұрын

    May God give all of the affected families peace

  • @soisaidtogod4248

    @soisaidtogod4248

    Жыл бұрын

    God was not around for the building fail.

  • @SittingWithDogs
    @SittingWithDogs Жыл бұрын

    Shame on the city of Davenport for allowing this building to be in service in the first place

  • @MarieHolliday
    @MarieHolliday Жыл бұрын

    How is This possible it had to many warning signs

  • @SurlyRider2019
    @SurlyRider2019 Жыл бұрын

    I don’t think that they inspected or investigated complaints from what I see here.

  • @PeggyBundy1968
    @PeggyBundy1968 Жыл бұрын

    How do these slum lords get the permits needed to house 84 units of human beings. What accountability does the city bare ????

  • @fernandogallardo3458
    @fernandogallardo3458 Жыл бұрын

    They're in a hurry to demolish the building, but they're not in a hurry to rescue the remaining bodies.

  • @1974shebasmom
    @1974shebasmom Жыл бұрын

    Wait!!! Why would they be demolishing the building already??? They need to look for the lady that is missing first!!! Plus find out why this happened so it doesn’t happen again!!!

  • @thisaccount1537
    @thisaccount1537 Жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @tomclawson9191
    @tomclawson9191 Жыл бұрын

    They want to tare it down and they just found a person still in the building please help don't let them tare the building down twll they find all the people

  • @isabellrc
    @isabellrc Жыл бұрын

    🙏🏻 up 4 all those souls involved….

  • @syntaxerorr
    @syntaxerorr Жыл бұрын

    Whats up with the windows device disconnect sound @1:21? I thought my PC was having a problem.

  • @cruderude9097
    @cruderude9097 Жыл бұрын

    Criminal neglect and manslaughter charges for the building owner!

  • @tamijapink6671
    @tamijapink6671 Жыл бұрын

    This is flat out negligent, It’s beyond me why the city didn’t shut it down and fined the owners of the property. Now the tenants have a lawsuit against the owners and maybe the city or county for failure to enforce the building codes and regulations.

  • @Belle-357
    @Belle-357 Жыл бұрын

    💔😢

  • @imrytebeehyneu
    @imrytebeehyneu Жыл бұрын

    Aaawwwwww, his aunt is beautiful. Please find her I hope not almost all of the resident are black Americans or else people may be getting false news that the building is safe due to the complaints they throw...

  • @surlyguvna
    @surlyguvna Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if a hedge fund is behind the ownership of this building.

  • @NeedBetterLoginName
    @NeedBetterLoginName Жыл бұрын

    Demolition as early as tomorrow morning??? That building should be documented like a crime scene because it is. The lawyers of the deceased should have time to gather evidence against the owners of the building or whoever is responsible for this disaster. The owners should be criminally held accountable for manslaughter and any of applicable laws. And all offiicals that greenlit this building to still be lived in should also be held accountable too.

  • @jennyeagan1840
    @jennyeagan1840 Жыл бұрын

    Looks like a very old building. When was it built? Wonder if there was some kind of unknown anamoly due to maybe unprecedented weather that might have shown up under the building? In Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, an anomaly that is going to be investigated showed up recently under an elementary school. Could be an ancient earthquake fault like, or an underground spring trying to feed itself into the nearby river. We have had years of drought, then unprecedented rains. New developments over the last few generations, especially if it is a spring and built when dry and probably not known about until last winters rains. Not sure if this might be the case in this situation.

  • @Torthak

    @Torthak

    Жыл бұрын

    built 1911

  • @jennyeagan1840

    @jennyeagan1840

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Torthak That's over 100 years old.

  • @princessjohnson8217
    @princessjohnson8217 Жыл бұрын

    Oh wow really 😮😮😮

  • @cynthiacrowe6278
    @cynthiacrowe6278 Жыл бұрын

    Don't always believe everything you hear or read. Be skeptical about everything. Just because they said the search had been stopped, doesn't make it true. My point is general. We have an incompetent media at all levels competing for your attention. This leads to assumptions which are often wrong.

  • @keezjordan1619
    @keezjordan1619 Жыл бұрын

    Send in the dogs!! People can survive for days. Don't give up so soon!

  • @PG-tc6os
    @PG-tc6os Жыл бұрын

    My heart goes to Iowa

  • @jessicaatkins3173
    @jessicaatkins3173 Жыл бұрын

    I don't get it. If you have family members reporting missing relatives why would you stop the rescue mission?? Turkey found living ppl 18 days after their catastrophic earthquakes.

  • @theoriginaltylerdurden

    @theoriginaltylerdurden

    Жыл бұрын

    Because the police and fire department don't listen to citizens. I was there last night. Lisa Brooks was found IN the building. After Lisa Brooks was rescued, the firemen and police huddled for about 10 minutes, then Chief Bladel and another officer told us that Lisa Brooks had been somewhere and came back and entered the safety fence that had police and citizens surrounding it and entered the building and went back up to her apartment while her whole family had been on the scene and trying to contact her. Then Chief Bladel and other officer scurried off like rats when pressed about that garbage story .

  • @jelly.212
    @jelly.212 Жыл бұрын

    How did this happen in the first place?

  • @pictureme0999999
    @pictureme0999999 Жыл бұрын

    How nice people are still missing and the search has ended. They have yet to recover the bodies and demolition has started, SAD!

  • @mylovesongs2429
    @mylovesongs2429 Жыл бұрын

    100 year old buildings should not exist!!!!! Things in life deteriorate as they age!!! Then, we see situations like in Surfside, Florida, and Davenport, Iowa. May the victims RIP! 💔🙏😢

  • @cbmike6244
    @cbmike6244Ай бұрын

    Wandering what happened with this

  • @alexcrouse
    @alexcrouse Жыл бұрын

    Lisa Brooks was found "unscathed " after nearly 24 hours! Incredible. Hopefully everyone can get their belongings and keepsakes before the building is demo'd.

  • @Mark12367
    @Mark12367 Жыл бұрын

    I’m sorry that Davenport has that guy as a Mayor. I am so, so sorry!

  • @aidenalamo6262
    @aidenalamo6262 Жыл бұрын

    I live outside of the Quad Cities area and this isn't uncommon about transparency lacking because of a lack of qualified mindsets. The Quad Cities area is known as a toilet town sadly because of the sheer volume of poverty and lack of priorities within the brains of the those that are in charge of it. I wish I could say better things about Davenport, but it has lacked transparency forever in a day. I grew up there and it was a fend for yourself with a middle finger response attitude that I saw mostly.

  • @ktm4042
    @ktm4042 Жыл бұрын

    Wow this is unbelievable! Look at countries like Mexico- when there are earthquakes and buildings collapse you have rescue workers, rescue dogs, and literally the entire neighborhood volunteering to dig in unstable rubble to find people!

  • @Roswell01Area51
    @Roswell01Area51 Жыл бұрын

    Watch the lawsuits pile up just as was the case from Surfside Florida.

  • @KingBigPappi
    @KingBigPappi Жыл бұрын

    I bet the Inspectors didn't inspect 😮

  • @johnbolton9368
    @johnbolton9368 Жыл бұрын

    🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻

  • @CEOkiller
    @CEOkiller Жыл бұрын

    How old is the building?

  • @Torthak

    @Torthak

    Жыл бұрын

    112

  • @musiclove4635
    @musiclove4635 Жыл бұрын

    Tragic. Disgusting that the building wasn't kept safe for residents. The owners have blood on their hands.

  • @954brent954
    @954brent954 Жыл бұрын

    Filing complaints for years! Don't know how the building owners will be able to defend this. If complaints go back years.

  • @sickheadache9903

    @sickheadache9903

    Жыл бұрын

    Trumpstool Construction

  • @hamburglar83
    @hamburglar83 Жыл бұрын

    That lady pops up in a window after this. So crazy… they were going to demolish it

  • @alro11
    @alro11 Жыл бұрын

    that mayor is in denial he has a lot to answer for

  • @nicholaslandolina
    @nicholaslandolina Жыл бұрын

    How does it collapse in the center

  • @Torthak

    @Torthak

    Жыл бұрын

    weak foundation at that point of the building

  • @johnfloyd2551
    @johnfloyd2551 Жыл бұрын

    Mayor sounds so casual and not concerned

  • @sn350channel
    @sn350channel Жыл бұрын

    I've been telling all my European friends that house built quality in America sucks. And well proved my point.

  • @Torthak

    @Torthak

    Жыл бұрын

    112 year old building

  • @Rumb1epit
    @Rumb1epit Жыл бұрын

    Every complaint is checked out and investigated ..... So who checked out and investigated the now collapsed building ?

  • @hmxr715

    @hmxr715

    Жыл бұрын

    Daffy Duck.

  • @ninbendoyt3203
    @ninbendoyt3203 Жыл бұрын

    I live in QCA area. I just drove by it. A lot of people and the whole block is sectioned off w/ yellow police tape, bunch of police and news people