Matson promised to improve inspections and to investigate what happened.Īndrew Wold, the building’s owner, released a statement dated Tuesday saying “our thoughts and prayers are with our tenants.” County records show his company, Davenport Hotel, L.L.C., acquired the building in a 2021 deal worth $4.2 million.Īs the building deteriorated, tenants repeatedly complained about a host of other problems they say were ignored by property managers, including no heat or hot water for weeks or months at a time, mold and water leakage from ceilings and toilets. Under Iowa law, it is a confidential personnel matter and the city is not required to explain the departure. The city clarified later in the day that Pradhan had resigned voluntarily and not in lieu of termination. The city said all three “have high probability of being home at the time of the collapse and their apartments were located in the collapse zone.”Ĭalls and text messages to Pradhan were not immediately returned. ![]() Later, two more people were rescued, including a woman who was removed from the fourth floor hours after authorities said they were going to begin setting up for demolition.Įarlier this week, authorities said five people were missing, but Davenport Police Chief Jeff Bladel said during a media briefing Thursday that two of them have since been accounted for and are safe.Ĭity officials named those unaccounted for as Branden Colvin, Ryan Hitchcock and Daniel Prien. Rescue crews pulled seven people from the building in their initial response and escorted out 12 others who could walk on their own. ![]() The six-story building collapsed shortly before 5 p.m. ![]() Matson said crews were also consulting with experts about how to safely bring down the structure, which remains extremely unstable, while being respectful of bodies that could be buried in the debris. ![]() The state’s search and rescue team, search dogs and cameras were used Thursday to continue combing the building for missing people.
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