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800-Year-Old Tower Partially Collapses Near Rome’s Colosseum, Killing a Worker Trapped Inside

Octav Stroici, a 66-year-old Romanian man, was restoring the Torre dei Conti when the accident occurred on November 3.

Worker dies in Rome after rescue from partially collapsed medieval tower

Octav Stroici, a 66-year-old Romanian worker, was declared dead at hospital shortly after being rescued from the rubble of ...

Man sadly dies after medieval Roman tower collapses

Tragedy struck in the heart of Rome when a worker died after a partial collapse of the medieval tower known as the Torre dei ...
Politico Europe

Anger and grief after worker killed in Rome tower collapse

Among the major incidents last year, five workers died at a supermarket construction site near Florence, five maintenance ...

Rescued worker dies after 11 hours trapped within partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome

The Torre dei Conti was built in the 13th century by Pope Innocent III as a residence for his family. The tower was damaged ...

Medieval tower's collapse traps man, leads to 11-hour rescue mission with tragic outcome

A worker has died after a Rome tower partially collapsed during renovation. Firefighters spent 11 hours rescuing the man ...
Opinion

Investigations into the collapse of the Torre dei Conti: safety and mourning at the center of the debate.

Il crollo della Torre dei Conti ha sconvolto Roma, evidenziando l'urgenza di rivedere le misure di sicurezza nei cantieri edili.

Italy summons Russian envoy over 'vulgar' remarks on Rome tower collapse

Italy summoned Russia's deputy ambassador on Tuesday to protest at what it said were "vulgar" remarks by Moscow's foreign ...