TOKYO (Sputnik) — According to the NHK broadcaster, at first there emerged two holes that started stretching across the lines of the road, resulting in a 14-meter sinkhole. The construction works of the subway station have been underway the whole day under the site, when water suddenly began flowing in.
Nobody was injured, but the traffic and the passages for the pedestrians have been closed. Local police have launched an investigation of the incident.
今朝、博多駅前の道路の一部が陥没するという事故。陥没は、かなり広範囲で周辺は停電しているところあり。ガス漏れの可能性もあり、周辺は火気厳禁→ https://t.co/onSuUZaO9N pic.twitter.com/GV2ciJaCZc
— 福岡のニュース (@TwitFukuoka) November 7, 2016
UPDATE2: Huge sinkhole disrupts Fukuoka, linked to subway work https://t.co/pDL5oCG1Lc
— Mohamed S. Salama (@mssnews4all) November 8, 2016
