One worker seriously injured and another trapped under rubble in collapse at landmark tower.A loud crash shook Rome’s central Monti district at 11.20 on Monday morning when part of the mediaeval Torre dei Conti collapsed while undergoing renovation, leaving one worker seriously injured and another trapped alive under rubble.Emergency services rushed to the 13th-century tower in Largo Corrado Ricci, located on the opposite side of Via dei Fori Imperiali from the Roman Forum, transporting the injured worker to hospital in a critical condition and working to rescue the man trapped. Two other workers on site suffered minor injuries while three others escaped injury, as police cordoned off the area while specialist crews managed assessed the stability of the structure. Witnesses described a "sound like thunder" as the masonry in the tower cracked followed by a plume of dust, rubble and toppled scaffolding. A second collapse occurred about an hour and a half after the first. The ongoing restoration of the mediaeval landmark is largely funded under Italy’s PNRR infrastructure programme. This is a developing story. Photo credit Canale 10.

A loud crash shook Rome’s central Monti district at 11.20 on Monday morning when part of the mediaeval Torre dei Conti collapsed while undergoing renovation, leaving one worker seriously injured and another trapped alive under rubble. Emergency services rushed to the 13th-century tower in Largo Corrado Ricci, located on the opposite side of Via dei Fori Imperiali from the Roman Forum, transporting the injured worker to hospital in a critical condition and working to rescue the man trapped. Two other workers on site suffered minor injuries while three others escaped injury, as police cordoned off the area while specialist crews managed assessed the stability of the structure. Witnesses described a "sound like thunder" as the masonry in the tower cracked followed by a plume of dust, rubble and toppled scaffolding. A second collapse occurred about an hour and a half after the first. The ongoing restoration of the mediaeval landmark is largely funded under Italy’s PNRR infrastructure programme. This is a developing story. Photo credit Canale 10.