One year after the apartment building at 324 Main St in downtown Davenport partially collapsed, killing three residents and severely injuring a fourth, more than 80 people gathered at the site on Tuesday evening for a memorial vigil. Three small crosses were planted months ago at the edge of the grassy lot where the now-demolished […]
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Three bodies recovered from Davenport building collapse; lawsuit filed against owner
The bodies of all three people missing after the collapse of the downtown Davenport apartment building have now been recovered, Police Chief Jeff Bladel said at a city news conference on Monday morning. “Three victims have been recovered from the scene in the past 48 hours,” Bladel said. “On Saturday, June 3, 2023, 11:59 a.m., […]
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Three still presumed inside the rubble of Davenport building; owner issues ‘thoughts and prayers’ for those affected by collapse
This story originally appeared in LV Daily, Little Village’s Monday-Friday email newsletter. Sign up to have it delivered for free to your inbox. At a news conference on Thursday morning, Davenport city officials said three people are still unaccounted for following the collapse of the downtown apartment building at 324 Main St. Previously, the number […]
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Partially collapsed Davenport apartment building is ‘extremely volatile,’ five people still unaccounted for as city plans next steps
The Davenport Fire Department is planning another search of the partially collapsed apartment building in downtown Davenport, once it determines the safest way to do so, Fire Marshall Jim Morris said during a news conference on Tuesday. Morris was one of several Davenport officials who spoke at the news conference on the city’s ongoing efforts […]
