Overview
- Sections of the 13th-century tower gave way during restoration work near the Roman Forum and Colosseum, sending a thick dust cloud over the area.
- Firefighters rescued three workers from an upper level, while another was pulled from debris with life‑threatening injuries and taken to hospital.
- Authorities said rescuers established contact with at least one person still inside, but a subsequent collapse complicated efforts to reach them.
- Police sealed off Largo Corrado Ricci and suspended the site works as tourists looked on, with multiple fire brigade teams and specialized units deployed.
- Rome’s public prosecutor opened an investigation for negligent causation of a disaster and negligent bodily harm, with a technical assessment to reconstruct the collapse.