Nine Yamaguchi tunnel workers hospitalized with apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
Police began investigating Thursday an industrial water tunnel in Yamaguchi Prefecture where nine workers were hospitalized the previous day on suspicion of carbon monoxide poisoning. The Yamaguchi Prefectural Government said none of the workers was in a life-threatening situation, but seven will likely be in ...
At least two people are dead and almost 70 injured following a 12-vehicle pileup inside a highway tunnel in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Thursday. Five vehicles caught fire following the pileup, which was triggered after a truck slammed into a vehicle about 7:30 a.m. on ...
Celebrated Kobe tunnel finds new life as concert hall
Kobe's Minatogawa Zuido, Japan's oldest water tunnel, has been turned into a concert hall 15 years after it ceased carrying a river. The tunnel was built in 1901 to change the course of the Minato River in the wake of a flood in 1896. With ...
Toronto mystery tunnel had rosary nailed to wall, police say
A mysterious tunnel discovered in Toronto near one of the venues for this summer's Pan American Games contained a rosary with a crucifix and poppy, and there is nothing to suggest the tunnel was linked to criminal activity, police said on Tuesday. The hand-dug tunnel, ...
Filled with artifacts, ancient Mexican tunnel may lead to royal tombs
A sacred tunnel discovered in the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan is filled with thousands of ritual objects and may lead to royal tombs, the lead Mexican archaeologist on the project said on Wednesday. The entrance to the 1,800-year-old tunnel was first discovered in 2003, ...
