Overview
- Fire department spokesman Luca Cari said crews are working to free a worker trapped under rubble as instability complicates access.
- Regional president Francesco Rocca said one worker hospitalized with serious injuries is not in life-threatening condition, while two others suffered minor injuries and declined hospital treatment.
- Witness video and agency footage show two collapses with heavy dust, and officials reported firefighters were unharmed as operations continued.
- Firefighters used ladder trucks, a mobile ladder and a drone to reach upper levels and assess damage during ongoing rescue efforts.
- The tower near the Colosseum was under a publicly funded restoration to address serious masonry decay, with work scheduled to finish next year and the surrounding area closed to pedestrians.