Part of the roof of an area of the Vatican Museums fell off while a firefighter tried to rescue a bird that had been trapped for several days. Although the bird managed to get to safety, the man fell six meters to the ground.
Due to this spectacular fall, the perpetrator was taken by ambulance to the hospital. Twins from Rome and, despite being out of danger, he has suffered several traumas and must undergo treatment.
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The accident took place on Thursday, June 20, in the new area of the museums, between the Spinster Courtyard and the Pío Cristiano Museum, according to the Italian newspaper The messenger.
Luckily, at the time of the accident there were no tourists walking through that precise place, something unusual for what is known as the “Museum of Museums”, which receives thousands of visitors every day, especially at this time of year.
According to witnesses, the firefighter “miraculously” survived the fall from the high ceiling made of plasterboard, and now the authorities must evaluate whether there was any prohibition on walking on it.
The Vatican Museums contain the largest collection of art in the world. It is located within Vatican City and it is said that the set of its works could cover more than four times all the walls of the Vatican.
Its long corridors and rooms with 9 million pieces of art represent a total of 15 km, traveled by more than 15 million people a year.
Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
I am a graduate in Journalism and Advertising from the CEU San Pablo University in Madrid. Specialized in religious information in Spain since 2015. I have been a senior correspondent for ACI Prensa and EWTN Noticias in the Vatican for two years and I am currently a European correspondent based in Spain.