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Worker dies after 11 hours trapped within partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome
The 13th-century tower's collapse during a €6.9 million restoration left one worker dead and others injured, with emergency crews facing a complex rescue amid structural instability.
- On Monday, November 3, 2025, a section of the Torre dei Conti partially collapsed near the Colosseum during renovation, seriously injuring one worker taken to hospital.
- Decades of decay and recent conservation efforts had left Torre dei Conti fragile, with widespread plant growth and vandalism during its EU-funded four-year restoration project due to end next year.
- Videos showed clouds of dust billowing from the tower's windows as masonry fell, while firefighters using aerial ladders retreated after a second partial collapse; three workers were rescued and one remained trapped for hours.
- Authorities seized the construction site and suspended restoration while launching a full investigation, as Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri and Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli attended and pedestrian closures were enforced around the tower.
- Renovating centuries-old monuments carries high risks for workers and structures, as shown by Torre dei Conti's earthquake damage and past collapses highlighting structural vulnerability.
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Remained trapped more than eleven hours in the rubble of the Torre Dei Conti, Octay Stroici, the worker, arrived at the hospital in cardiorespiratory arrest.
A medieval tower in the midst of restoration was partly broken down on Monday, November 3. The collapse caught a worker in the ruins, he died in the hospital in the night.
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