Overview
- The worker who was trapped under rubble was rescued alive and later died at the hospital, according to AFP citing local authorities.
- The initial failure occurred during restoration works and was followed about 90 minutes later by another collapse that sent stone dust over onlookers and widened the security cordon near Via dei Fori Imperiali.
- Emergency crews dismantled debris by hand with drone support as Prefect Lamberto Giannini warned responders about ongoing structural instability.
- Injury figures varied across reports, with three or four construction workers hurt in the first incident and a firefighter injured during subsequent operations.
- The tower, dating from the 9th century and rebuilt in the early 13th century, has been under a renovation begun in 2022 to convert it into museum space planned for 2026.