Debris from a second collapse surrounded firefighters trying to rescue a worker from a Rome tower. Photo: AP PHOTO

Firefighters are attempting to rescue a worker trapped for hours beneath the rubble of a medieval tower that partially collapsed during a renovation in the heart of Italy's capital, critically injuring another worker.

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Rescuers faced a complex task as the structure continued to give way as they tried to get near the trapped worker, who officials said was alive, through a first-floor window, forcing their retreat on telescopic aerial ladders in a cloud of smoke.

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