Rescue operations underway after apartment building partially collapses in Davenport, Iowa
Rescue operations are underway after part of an apartment building collapsed in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Rescue operations were underway Sunday evening after part of an apartment building collapsed in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport. Authorities have not said whether anyone was killed. Authorities said people were treated for injuries at the scene but did not detail how many. Rescuers were called to the scene shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday. Fire crews rescued seven people and escorted more than a dozen others from the building in their initial response, Davenport Fire Chief Michael Carlsten said at a news conference. Carlsten said the back of the six-story apartment complex collapse d and had separated from the building , which houses apartment s on the upper floors and Business es on the ground level. Authorities found a gas leak after the collapse, Carlsten said, while water also had leaked throughout the floors of the structure. First responders were s...