One worker dead after partial collapse of medieval tower in Rome
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One worker has died and another injured after a section of the 737-year-old Torre dei Conti in Rome collapsed. The medieval tower, not far from the Colosseum, was being in the process of being converted into a museum.
Breakdown
- The Torre de Conti, a 737-year-old tower in Rome, partially collapsed. 11s
- Two Romanian construction workers were trapped inside the collapsed structure. 14s
- A second collapse occurred 90 minutes after the first, complicating rescue efforts. 22s
- Rescue teams used a giant tube to remove rubble and eventually freed the second worker. 1m 8s
- One worker died after being rescued, while the other is recovering. 1m 16s