New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- A worker who was trapped inside a medieval tower that partially collapsed during renovation work at the fortified tower house has died in the heart of Italy's capital. Despite lengthy rescue operations, the man - a Romanian national - breathed his last in the ambulance. The Romanian foreign ministry said he was pronounced dead at 12:20 am and was among the workers pulled from the rubble. One other worker is said to be in a critical condition.

"Resuscitation attempts were made for about an hour to save Octay Stroici," Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing the Umberto I hospital.

He had been helping to renovate the Torre dei Conti - which partially collapsed shortly before midday on Monday, sending rubble into the...