Two workers die in building collapse in Italy's Abruzzo region

Two workers died when a building collapsed in San Pio, a village in the municipality of Fontecchio, in Italy’s Abruzzo region.

Rescuers pulled a third worker alive from the rubble, and he was taken to hospital in serious condition.

Three other workers were unharmed because they were away from where the building fell.

The workers were preparing the building for renovation; it had been uninhabitable since it was damaged in the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake.

The collapse buried workers beneath a wall about 10 metres high, and firefighters carried out the rescue.

Prosecutors are investigating the cause and whether safety rules were followed.

Their inquiry will establish what led to the collapse and whether safety measures were adequate.