Worker dies in Italy after rescue from partially collapsed medieval tower

According to officials, a Romanian worker who was rescued from the rubble of a partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome has passed away.

Octay Stroici, who had remained conscious throughout the lengthy rescue operation, was taken to Umberto I Hospital in serious condition late on Monday and later declared dead.

According to the Umberto I hospital, “Resuscitation attempts were made for about an hour to save Octay Stroici,” according to Italian news agency ANSA.

His “death was pronounced at 12: 20am” on Tuesday (23: 20 GMT) indicates that spontaneous cardiac activity could not be restored despite this.

Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, expressed her condolences quickly.

She said in a statement, “I express deep sorrow and condolences, on behalf of myself and the government, for the tragic loss of Octay Stroici, the worker who was killed in the fall of the Torre dei Conti in Rome.” At this time of unbearable suffering, we are close to his family and colleagues.

The 29-meter (95-foot) Torre dei Conti, which had been partially rebuilt by Stroici, caused rubble to fall into the street and a cloud of dust to encircle it shortly before noon on Monday.

Stroici was trapped in a building, and rescuers had to use first-floor windows and aerial ladders to reach him. However, 90 minutes later, a second collapse forced them to retreat.

A drone was used to intercept another attempt on two ladders, which was also aborted.

The second-floor window was filled with rubble as dusk approached, and firefighters using giant cranes to lift it onto a crane. They kept working until late at night.

Every time a body part was freed, there was additional rubble that covered it, according to Rome’s prefect Lamberto Giannini, who spoke to reporters.

According to firefighter spokesperson Luca Cari, three workers were unharmed when the initial midday incident occurred. Another worker, 64, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to state television RAI, who reported that he was conscious and had a broken nose.

The operation left no injuries to the firefighters.

The Colosseum, Italy’s top tourist destination, is close to the Torre dei Conti, which is located close to the busy Imperial Forum and close to the busy Imperial Forum. Pope Innocent III erected it as a family residence in the 13th century.

In the seventeenth century, the tower suffered structural damage from an earthquake in 1349 and subsequent collapses.

According to officials, the structure’s restoration, which includes conservation work, the installation of electrical, lighting, and water systems, and a new museum installation dedicated to the most recent phases of the Roman Imperial Forum, has cost 6.9 million euros (approximately $8 million).

According to officials, structural surveys and load tests were conducted before the most recent phase, which began in June, “to confirm the stability of the structure, which confirmed the safety conditions necessary” to begin work, including asbestos removal.

The current work, carried out at a cost of 400, 000 euros ($460, 000), was just about complete.

Following a statement from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that suggested Italy’s support for Ukraine, the Italian government summoned the ambassador of Russia.

“From the economy to its towers, Italy will collapse,” said the spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, on Telegram.

Source: Aljazeera