Overview
- The worker extracted late Monday after hours under rubble died in hospital early Tuesday, identified by officials as Octay Stroici.
- Another worker remains seriously injured and several others suffered minor injuries; the site near the Colosseum has been cordoned off.
- The tower suffered two partial collapses about 90 minutes apart as firefighters conducted a high‑risk rescue using ladders, cranes and drones.
- Cultural heritage officials said damage hit a buttress, the base, part of the stairwell and the roof, noting prior surveys had found conditions safe to proceed.
- Prosecutors seized the site and are investigating possible negligent disaster and negligent injuries, as restoration work is paused pending the probe.