Italy: Italian firefighters recover body of man trapped in collapsed Messina building.

RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “NATIONAL FIRE CORPS” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— NO ARCHIVE – NO RESALE SHOTLIST MESSINA, ITALY (JULY 31, 2026) (NATIONAL FIRE CORPS - RESTRICTED) 1. VARIOUS OF DRONE SHOTS OF SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS WORKING AT SITE OF COLLAPSED BUILDING / COLLAPSED BUILDING 2. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS CARRYING OUT SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS IN RUBBLE OF COLLAPSED BUILDING MESSINA, ITALY (JULY 31, 2026) RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “NATIONAL FIRE CORPS” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— NO ARCHIVE – NO RESALE: Firefighters recovered the body of a man from the rubble on Friday, July 31, after a three-story building collapsed the previous day in the southern Italian city of Messina, according to the Italian Fire and Rescue Service. Search and rescue operations continued for five other people reported missing following the collapse. The collapse took place in the Pistunina district, bringing down a mixed-use building that contained residential apartments and commercial premises. Three people were taken to hospital, including one in critical condition, while two others were treated for less severe injuries, according to local officials. The area was cordoned off, and firefighters launched a large-scale search-and-rescue operation involving search and rescue teams, search dogs, drones, and alpine and speleological (caving) rescue units to locate people believed to be trapped beneath the rubble. Initial assessments by Messina Mayor Federico Basile suggested the collapse may have been triggered by the explosion of a gas cylinder. However, local media reported that investigators are also examining the possibility of a structural failure, noting that maintenance work had been underway on the building's ground floor. The Messina prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the incident, and prosecutors visited the site to inspect the collapse and begin to determine its cause.