A famous tower in Italy has collapsed, leaving one person with serious injuries, and others trapped. Torre dei Conti, a 29-metre structure in Rome, collapsed earlier today.

The tower was undergoing renovation the incident happened, resulting in one worker being taken to hospital. Two others were hurt less seriously, according to the ANSA news agency.

Three workers were working on scaffolding supporting the tower and were trapped after the collapse. They were rescued by firefighters using a ladder truck.

National fire department spokesman Luca Cari earlier told Reuters that emergency services were working to extract one person trapped under rubble.

Videos of the event shared on social media showed clouds of dust emanating from the tower. Rome Fire Brigade deployed three operational

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