Progreso, Yucatan - Mexico

A worker was killed yesterday after the collapse of a 20 meter crane. The machine was being operated when it suddenly leaned sideways and landed on a makeshift shed.

According to preliminary reports, a boom crane was carrying out maneuvers when, due to its weight, it tilted and fell. The boom, which was extended approximately 20 meters, collapsed on a sheet metal workshop.

Several workers were under the metal structure at the time of the accident. One of them died on scene while another suffered various injuries. Others managed to get out on their own unhurt.

Civil Protection personnel from Progreso arrived to assess the on-site company accident. Details surrounding how the crane fell over were not provided.

https://riviera-maya-news.com/worker-killed-during-construction-site-crane-collapse/2025.html

Nagoya, Japan

A 2-meter-wide sinkhole emerged on a road in Nagoya, central Japan, on Thursday morning, leaving a car stuck but no one injured, local authorities said.

Police received an emergency call at around 7:50 a.m. from the car driver in his 30s who said the front wheels of his car had fallen into a hole after the road caved in. The sinkhole was about 1.5 meters in depth, according to local authorities.

Construction work to replace a water pipe was underway nearby, and the authorities are investigating the cause of the incident, suspecting a hollow emerged underneath the site.

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250206/p2g/00m/0na/036000c

Tamparuli, Malaysia

A group of youngsters who were participating in a lion dance performance in conjunction with Chinese New Year fell into a large hole when the sidewalk of a shop on Jalan Bunga, Sabah, suddenly collapsed under them.

The incident took place at 11am on Wed (Feb 5), causing 3 of the lion dancers to fall into a 1-metre-deep hole.

The unexpected collapse of the sidewalk shocked the public who were watching the group’s lion dance performance.

Thankfully, the performers were quickly rescued by their fellow lion dancers.

https://worldofbuzz.com/lion-dancers-in-sabah-fall-into-sinkhole-mid-performance-after-sidewalk-collapses-under-them/

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota

A train came off the tracks Thursday morning in Grand Forks. This happened at the intersection of Demers & 42nd St.

Grand Forks Police say officers are on scene to help reroute traffic.

They are asking the public to avoid the area. If you are driving through this area, expect delays.

The train is upright.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BRnMuZk8m74
https://www.valleynewslive.com/2025/02/06/train-goes-off-tracks-blocking-traffic-grand-forks/

RIDLEY PARK, Pennsylvania

A SEPTA train went up in flames on Thursday night in Delaware Co. It happened around 6 p.m. near the Crum Lynne Station in Ridley Park.

The 6 car train was carrying roughly 350 people from Philadelphia to Wilmington when it caught fire.

According to SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch, as the train was being evacuated it was learned the first car was catching fire.

"Very quick action by our crews that that helped allow this to be a safe outcome. We don't we don't know where this started just that it was in the area underneath the train and then obviously engulfed the train in flames."

Service to Wilmington has been halted. Amtrak service along the Northeast Corridor is also being impacted.

https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1887669857040146585?s=46
https://6abc.com/amp/post/septa-train-goes-flames-ridley-park-delaware-county-350-passengers-evacuated/15874537/