Overview
- The partial collapse during PNRR‑funded works killed worker Octay Stroici and injured others at Largo Corrado Ricci.
- Rome prosecutors are investigating suspected manslaughter, negligent disaster and injuries, have seized the site and ordered technical surveys and a superperizia.
- A 2023 safety plan required full‑perimeter scaffolding, internal shoring and instrumented monitoring; early testimonies question their execution, while the Sovrintendenza says protocols were followed.
- Investigators are reviewing procurement, including six direct awards tied to the project, and have heard from company representatives of Picalarga and Edilerica.
- Two structural engineers, including Stefano Podestà, are inspecting the tower today to evaluate stabilization measures, with expert signals that the structure may be saved.