Two workers died in the L'Aquila area, renovating a historic building damaged by the 2009 earthquake

Two workers died in the collapse during the renovation work on Palazzo Paolini in San Pio di Fontecchio, in the province of L'Aquila: the structure was shored up following the damage reported in the 2009 earthquake. Rescue efforts were immediate by the firefighters who at 6pm were still digging in search of another worker.

According to what has been learned, there were six workers present on the construction site, three of whom escaped the collapse and are astonished watching the rescue operations. The mayor of Fontecchio, Andrea Di Biase, was also on site.