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Nov. 3 (UPI) --The Torre dei Conti, a medieval tower in Rome near the Colosseum, partially collapsed Monday during restoration work, killing a worker inside. The 64-year-old man was in critical ...

Rome — Part of a medieval tower in central Rome collapsed on Monday, killing one person, local news reported. The incident occurred at the historic 13th century Torre dei Conti, which is undergoing ...

ROME (AP) -- Firefighters worked to rescue a worker trapped for hours beneath rubble in a medieval tower that partially collapsed during renovation work in the heart of Italy's capital Monday, ...

In video footage, it almost looks like an earthquake. The ancient Torre dei Conti, which has occupied a street corner of central Rome since medieval times, is suddenly enveloped in billowing clouds as ...

ROME -- A worker who had been trapped for 11 hours in the partial collapse of a medieval tower in the heart of Rome has died after being rescued late Monday, officials said. The 66-year-old man, Octay ...

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ROME (AP) — Firefighters late Monday rescued a worker after hours trapped beneath rubble in a medieval tower that partially collapsed during renovation work in the heart of Italy’s capital Monday.