They pulled a seriously injured man from the rubble of a collapsed tower in Rome

Ashley Davis04/11/2025

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A fragment of the huge fortified tower located next to the Colosseum on Fori Imperiali Avenue, completed in the 13th century, collapsed while renovation works were being carried out there. After the first part of the building collapsed, the second one also collapsed.

How many people were injured when the tower collapsed?

What work was carried out around the tower?

What was the condition of the injured worker?

Where exactly is the collapsed tower located?

For almost 11 hours, firefighters combed the rubble to get to the 66-year-old man trapped in it. The operation to extract it from the ruins was very complicated. The man was taken to hospital in a serious condition, where, despite the efforts of doctors, he died.

The Rome prosecutor's office has initiated an investigation into the construction disaster.