Rescuers are scrambling to find anyone who might be trapped after a six-story apartment building partially collapsed Sunday in Davenport, Iowa.
Crews have found gas and water leaks amid the wreckage at the building, known as The Davenport, officials said. It's not clear how many people are still unaccounted for or how many residents have been displaced.
"This is an active scene, we will continue to work, continue to evaluate, and with the whole purpose of trying to find people and trying to get them out," Davenport Mayor Mike Matson said Sunday night at a news conference. The building's owners had current permits for repair work for the exterior wall, said Richard Oswald, the city's neighborhood services director.
The integrity of the building is of concern, Matson and Davenport Fire Chief Mike Carlsten said. The cause of the collapse has yet to be announced. Crews were dispatched to the scene around 4:55 p.m. Sunday, Carlsten said. Part of the back of the building had collapsed and detached from the rest of the building, he said.
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