Overview
- Firefighters reported that a section of the disused Vela Rossa fell during the night’s teardown, with the elevator shaft giving way and debris striking a neighboring building.
- About 300 residents from the adjacent block on Via Gioberti were evacuated as a precaution, and a reception point opened in Piazza Giovanni XXIII.
- By morning, officials said many evacuees had begun to return after power was restored, though 49 people from staircase F remained out pending safety checks.
- Reports on injuries differ, with ANSA saying there were none and Il Messaggero citing one minor case taken to Ospedale del Mare.
- Prefect Michele di Bari, Vice Mayor Laura Lieto, and regional civil protection are on site as investigators review demolition methods following a fatal Vela Celeste collapse in 2024 that increased oversight.