WORKER DIES AFTER FALLING WHILE FITTING LIGHTS AT COLOSSEUM

A worker has died after falling around 30 feet while fitting new lights inside the Colosseum in Rome, according to reports. The fall happened at the ancient Roman amphitheatre as work continued on a lighting installation at the site. The man died as a result of the fall, reports said. Reports gave no further detail on the exact location within the amphitheatre where the fall took place. The circumstances that led to the fall have not been disclosed.

The Colosseum closed to visitors for the rest of the day following the fall, according to one report. The closure came while work to fit new lighting was under way at the amphitheatre, reports said. No further detail was given on the scope of the lighting project or how long it had been in progress at the site. Reports did not specify the man's nationality or his role on the project. It was not stated whether the amphitheatre reopened to the public the following day.

No official statement on the cause of the fall, or on any investigation into it, was included in reports. It was not confirmed whether the lighting work would continue following the fall. No further updates on the fall were available at the time of reporting. The Colosseum remains one of Rome's landmark ancient sites, according to reports describing the location of the fall.