Local News
Building in downtown Cedar Rapids collapsed more than 100 years ago
Cedar Rapids, Iowa – First responders were searching for people for five days after the collapse of a building in the Miami area.
Hours after the building collapsed eleven people were confirmed dead and more than 150 are still missing but the first responders didn’t give up and continued their search and rescue operation.
A similar collapse occurred 108 years ago in Cedar Rapids. Bricks fell of the same building in July 2020 also. The back wall of the Lyman Building collapsed in 1913. 8 people were underneath at the time. The last body from the debris was recovered after a week.
According to Mark Stoffer Hunter, collapses like this one were more common in the past.
“Many of them involved lots of people involved such as theatres and hotels where there were fires, roof collapses and wall collapses,” said Stoffer Hunter.
The Lyman building fell due to the usage of poured concrete. Also, the contractor did not give enough time for it to settle. The facility was later renamed as the Iowa Building.
-
Iowa2 weeks ago
Legislators in Iowa enact a bill to improve disability accessibility in state parks
-
Iowa1 week ago
A high school student from Oskaloosa was honored for her quick thinking that prevented a tragedy
-
Local News1 week ago
The Mississippi River Bridge in Lansing reopens on Saturday
-
Local News1 week ago
A fundraising bowling competition helps a Tiffin child in need of a service dog
-
Local News2 weeks ago
Legislation restricting traffic cameras is headed to the governor’s desk
-
Local News2 weeks ago
Weedkiller manufacturer is requesting assistance from lawmakers to refute allegations that it neglected to issue a cancer warning
-
Local News2 weeks ago
Restaurant Week is starting in downtown Cedar Falls
-
Local News1 week ago
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in first case involving homelessness for the first time in decades
Leave a Reply