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Rescue Efforts End as Demolition Plans Proceed for Collapsed Iowa Apartment Building Despite Warnings

  • City officials did not order an evacuation or shore up the building despite an engineer's report indicating imminent collapse.
  • Three tenants remain missing in the unstable debris, feared dead.
  • Tenants had complained for months about problems like no heat, water damage and mold that were ignored.
  • The building was filled with asbestos and the structure may fully collapse at any time.
  • The building owner faces only a $300 fine for failing to maintain the property.
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