Surviving tenant of Iowa collapsed building reveals wife lost leg in rescue

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Lexus and Quanishia Berry lived in the Davenport apartment building that collapsed on Sunday. Quanishia lost her left leg during her rescue “They gave me literally just a minute, if not 40 seconds,” Lexus told the Times. open image in gallery Children draw on the ground with chalk at the scene where an apartment building partially collapsed on Sunday afternoon open image in gallery Clothing hanging in an apartment building that partially collapsed The announcement of demolition plans less than 24 hours after the collapse, before city officials even acknowledged they had been unable to locate several residents, has sparked outrage within the community who as protesters gathered at the site. A permit’s inspection for “framing before cover” appeared to be approved when the complex came down around 5pm on Sunday but now appears as “failed” on the City of Davenport website, local news station KWQC first reported.