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  • 3/7/2025
After a 24-hour rescue operation, firefighters pulled a 74-year-old woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed residential building in Bari on March 6.

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00:00After a 24-hour rescue operation, firefighters pulled a 74-year-old woman alive from the
00:10rubble of a collapsed residential building in Bari on Thursday.
00:14Rosalia DeGiosa had gone missing since Wednesday afternoon, when the building in the Karasi
00:19neighborhood crumbled.
00:22Authorities said despite evacuation orders, the victim stayed inside and was trapped when
00:27the structure collapsed.
00:29They said the building had been declared unsafe, and residents ordered to be evacuated
00:34since last year, after problems with the central pillar were detected.
00:39Rescue teams with the use of canine and drone worked tirelessly to find the victim, and
00:44they eventually located her trapped beneath layers of debris, but responsive.
00:49Emergency medical personnel assessed her before rushing her to a hospital.
00:54Authorities said renovation work on the building had begun a week before the incident.
00:59The evacuation was also carried out in nearby buildings, with 80 residents temporarily housed
01:05by the municipal government.

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