While he was walking on Via del Corso, a very central street, a piece of cornice from the church fell and injured his leg. A tragedy was narrowly averted in the heart of Rome this morning. The alarm went off at around 10:00 on one of the capital’s main shopping streets; tourists and Romans were enjoying their holidays and going for a sunny walk in the heart of the eternal city. Suddenly, the 51-year-old citizen was hit by a piece of cornice that broke off from the architrave of the San Giacomo church. The scare was great but luckily he only suffered minor injuries. The man was helped and transported with code green to Fatebenefratelli hospital for the necessary treatment. At the scene were I Gruppo Centro patrols of local police and fire brigades who cordoned off the area. Fire crews inspected the facade to check if there were any other dangerous parts. The assurances of the parish priest and parish priest Don Giuseppe Trappolini speak of a narrowly avoided tragedy. “There were absolutely no critical problems,” the priest said, explaining that “inspections were carried out this summer by architects and surveyors from the Ministry of Fine Arts” because “the church was among those included in the PNRR plan and nothing was found.” He emphasizes that if there had been a critical problem, they would have seen it and reported it.” According to Don Trappolini, “it is a miracle that nothing happened” and he admits: “It could have been a tragedy, there are always people in front of the entrance.” The parish priest said that there was dust falling from above or “Obviously, we have postponed everything,” said Don Giuseppe, who, together with the new priest Monsignor Baldo Reina, was scheduled for this very afternoon. Canopies and scaffolding will need to be installed to ensure the safety of those who enter. “I hope these works can be done by next week, we are a community, we cannot stay closed,” says the priest.