Historic Albia building may be saved after partial collapse

Mayor says historic Albia building can likely be saved after partial collapse

New hope for Albia's historic Skean's Block. City leaders say the building may be saved as crews begin stabilizing the structure from the inside.

Historic Albia building may be saved after partial collapse

It appears a 137 year old building on Albia’s town square may be saved. The east wall of the building collapsed Sunday. Albia Fire Chief John Freshwater said contractors have been inside, inspecting the structure. “The rest of the building looks to be OK, so they think they can just prop everything up there and just […]

One year after deadly fire, another historic Albia building partially collapses

ALBIA, Iowa — One year after a historic building in Albia's town square was destroyed in a fire, another historic building partially collapsed, causing road closures. Around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, the Albia Fire Department was called to Benton Avenue on the town square for reports of a partially collapsed building. The first firefighters on [...]