A woman whose leg was amputated in order to free her from the rubble of the partially collapsed building in Davenport, Iowa, filed a lawsuit with her wife Wednesday, accusing the city and the building’s owner for "willful and wanton disregard" for their safety.

Quanishia "Peach" Berry and her wife, Lexus, were home in their fourth-floor apartment May 28 when the west side of the building crumbled. Lexus Berry was able to evacuate, but it was hours before rescuers found Peach Berry trapped in the debris and determined they would need to amputate one of her legs to pull her free.

"My wife is a very strong person, and I am, too," Lexus Berry said at a news conference Wednesday. "All that we want is accountability to be able to have closure and to know why this happened, and to be able to move forward with our lives."

"We are survivors," she added.

The couple seeks unspecified damages to compensate for the medical bills, emotional distress and lost wages, according to the filing.

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The lawsuit is not the first, and likely not the last, to be filed in the days since the building’s May 28 demise, which left three people dead, many injured and dozens displaced.

City documents, released last week and cited in the lawsuits, suggest concerns were conveyed to the city and property owner Andrew Wold over the course of months.

Tenants also complained to the city in recent years about a host of problems they say were ignored by property managers, including no heat or hot water for weeks or even months at a time, as well as mold and water leakage from ceilings and toilets. While city officials tried to address some complaints and gave vacate orders to individual apartments, a broader evacuation was never ordered, records show.

"The owner of this building was aware, the city of Davenport was aware, the engineering companies and construction people were aware. This was a completely preventable tragedy," said attorney Andrew M. Stroth, who is representing Peach and Lexus Berry, in an interview with The Associated Press.

Efforts now have shifted to removing debris and dismantling the structure. Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday asked the White House for reimbursement for the response and assistance with the demolition of the remaining structure.

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The formal request for an emergency declaration comes more than a week after the partial collapse and two days after Reynolds was on the site of the building to tour the damage and receive a briefing from city officials. The governor issued an emergency proclamation on May 29 to deploy state resources to the response.

Reynolds’ letter to President Joe Biden asserts that the partial collapse "is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capability of the State and the affected local governments." The emergency response is estimated to be at least $5 million, according to the governor’s request.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

There will be no federal investigation of the collapse. The National Institute of Standards and Technology investigates some of them, but only when the findings could lead to recommendations that would reduce the risk of future disasters. The Davenport building is simply too old for an investigation to lead to things like building code updates, said Jennifer Huergo, a spokeswoman for the agency, in a written statement.

Huergo stressed that the agency was "disturbed" and following what is happening.

Davenport officials earlier said they were working to ensure that Wold would be billed for demolition costs. City spokeswoman Sarah Ott didn’t immediately respond to a message about those efforts in light of the request for federal funding for demolition and cleanup expenses.

Wold released a statement dated May 30 saying, "Our thoughts and prayers are with our tenants." He has made no statement since then, and efforts to reach him, his company and a man believed to be his attorney have been unsuccessful.

There is an old adage in the car business that goes "win on Sunday, sell on Monday," but "race on Saturday and Sunday, sell on Monday" better applies to Chevrolet's latest sports car.

Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports have entered a modified version of the NASCAR Cup Series Camaro in this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans as an exhibition of the series' technology.

The Camaro will run alone in a special Innovative Car class the race organizers offer to showcase new ideas under the guise of Garage 56, the name inspired by the race's traditional 55 car entry limit, which is no longer fixed.

Seven-time NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson will team up with 2009 F1 Champion Jenson Button and 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller to drive the car twice around the clock.

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The car is based on the seventh generation Cup Series Camaro that launched last year, which is the first with an independent rear suspension that makes it more suitable for road course racing.

The changes made for the endurance race include a 500-pound weight reduction, a larger fuel tank and the switch from a stick shift to paddle shifters for its five-speed sequential transaxle.

Its body has also been significantly updated with a new aerodynamic design optimized for the 8.5-mile long Circuit de la Sarthe, with prominent dive planes sprouting from its front corners, while fade-resistant carbon brake rotors bring it down from speed.

In pre-qualifying testing, the V8-powered car ws turning laps a few seconds quicker than the lighter, but less powerful GTE sports cars, but far behind the prototype classes.

It is already a winner, however, as it has been met with long lines of fans at the track hoping to get a look at it and absolutely blowing up on social media.

Now, Chevrolet is ready to capitalize on that with a special edition production Camaro ZL1 inspired by the Garage 56 car.

The ZL1 Garage 56 Edition is painted Riptide Blue and features a graphics package inspired by the race car's design, including a stylized American flag on the hood bulge and roof.

Dive planes have also been added to the front corners and a tall NASCAR-style wicker bill on the rear spoiler.

Garage 56 and Hendrick Motorsports logos are affixed to the exterior and additional Garage 56 badges can be found inside.

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Buyers can also spec their cars with a NASCAR windshield header decal, white Goodyear front wheel arch decals and door decals displaying 24 to make it look even more like the race car.

The ZL1's stock 650 horsepower supercharged V8 and other mechanicals remain unchanged.

Just 56 of the ZL1 Garage 56 Edition cars will be offered later this year at a yet to be announced price, but the recently unveiled Camaro ZL1 Collector's Edition, which commemorates the end of the model's production next January, starts at $88,690.