Five people are confirmed dead
following Friday's structural collapse at a supermarket building
site in Florence, Tuscany Governor Eugenio Giani said on
Saturday.
"We can now say that there are five people dead: it is certainly
a dramatic toll," Giani told Lady Radio.
"Just a short while ago I received news that the last body is
being recovered," he added.
Earlier on Saturday firefighters extracted the body of a fourth
victim of the collapse, which reportedly occurred after a beam
on the fourth floor of the Esselunga supermarket under
construction in Via Mariti gave way.
Three workmen were also injured in the disaster but their
condition is not said to be life-threatening.
Meanwhile, it emerged that the company that commissioned the
construction, Esselunga's wholly owned real estate company
Villata spa, and the building contractor Attività edilizie
pavesi (AEP), based near Pavia, were both also involved in a
building site accident at an Esselunga supermarket under
construction in Genoa in February 2023, in which three workers
were injured when a car park ramp collapsed.
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