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A woman who had been hiding under her couch for a full day after a six-story apartment building in Iowa collapsed was rescued on Monday - as officials plan to demolish what remains even though five people are still missing.
Lisa Brooks, 52, stayed inside the building in Davenport, Iowa, petrified for an entire day before calling her daughter to let her know she was inside and alive, authorities said.
Video captured by locals showed a crowd pleading with the woman to stay where she was before the Fire Department arrived to rescue her from the fourth floor of the building.
But the good news was followed by protest as on Tuesday around 150 residents gathered at the site of the collapse in objection to the forthcoming demolition of the unstable building.
On Tuesday, protesters held signs saying 'Find Them First' and 'Who is in the Rubble?' Some used a megaphone to shout out the names of residents. The building had 53 tenants in about 80 units, the police chief said.
Five people were still missing on Tuesday after a six-story apartment building partially collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, on Sunday
Davenport police officers form a line opposite protesters that are advocating for search efforts to continue on Tuesday and objecting to the demolition
Five people were still missing on Tuesday afternoon, Davenport Mayor Mike Matson announced. The bodies of two people may be in a pile of rubble at the site of the partially collapsed building.
The 116-year-old brick and steel structure, built as a hotel, had more recently been used as apartments, and tenants had been allowed to remain even as bricks began falling from the building.
Patricia Brooks said her sister, Lisa, attempted to leave the building but rushed back to her bathtub where she thought she could shelter safely.
Brooks spoke with her sister when she was being evaluated at the hospital after the rescue.
'It was just exhausting and a nightmare,' Chicago resident Patricia Brooks said of the period before Lisa's rescue.
The family begged police and city officials to find Lisa in the apartment starting on Sunday, said daughter Porshia Brooks.
'They allegedly did a sweep and said they didn't find anybody,' said Porshia Brooks of Moline, Illinois. 'They're trying to tear the building down without doing a proper sweep.'
Lisa Brooks, 52, stayed inside the building in fear for an entire day before contacting her daughter to let her know she was inside and alive
Davenport Mayor Mike Matson gives an update to media, residents and onlookers after the building partially collapsed
The bodies of two people may be in a pile of rubble at the site of the partially collapsed building, Davenport city officials said on Tuesday
Officials now say immediate demolition was never intended, but they did want to quickly stage the site for the tear-down. Pictured is an emergency worker on the site on Sunday
Fire Marshal James Morris said removing the debris that is propping up the rest of the building could cause further collapse
After the partial collapse, the city had announced plans to
