“The rescue operation took a long time because every time a part of the worker’s body was freed, further collapses occurred, burying him again under the rubble,” Mr Giannini said.

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 in...

Firefighter spokesman Luca Cari confirmed that the one remaining worker remained trapped hours after the initial collapse.