Overview
- Emergency crews responded around late morning at Largo Corrado Ricci near Via dei Fori Imperiali after a section of the medieval tower gave way.
- Firefighters extracted a 64-year-old worker alive with a head injury, while two others with minor traumas declined hospital transport.
- Three additional workers stranded on support scaffolding were brought down safely by ladder truck, and no other people are reported involved.
- Local police sealed off pedestrian and vehicle traffic to allow rescue operations, with the mayor and heritage officials visiting the scene.
- Carabinieri and workplace inspectors opened an inquiry under the Rome prosecutor’s office as crews assess the structure and cause during ongoing restoration.