Firefighters worked to rescue a worker trapped for hours beneath the rubble of a medieval tower that partially collapsed while under renovation in the heart of Italy’s capital on Monday, critically injuring another worker.
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Firefighters faced a complex task as the structure continued to give way as they tried to get near the trapped worker through a first-floor window of the Torre dei Conti, forcing their retreat on telescopic aerial ladders in a cloud of smoke.
Another approach on two ladders was also aborted and a drone sent up in their stead.
As dusk approached, firefighters lifted on a crane used giant tubes to suck rubble out of the second-floor window.
Three workers were rescued unharmed after the initial midday collapse, said firefighter spokesman Luca Cari. Italian media reported that another worker, age 64, was hospitalised in critical condition but there was no immediate update on his condition.
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No firefighters were injured in the continuing operation.