Japan: According to local officials, a five-year-old kid passed away at a ski resort in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido, Japan, when his right arm became trapped in a travelator.

The youngster was stuck in a moving footbridge that connected the parking lot to the ski slope at the Asarigawa Onsen Ski Resort in Otaru on Sunday morning (local time). According to Xinhua, which quotes Kyodo News Agency, his mother reported the event to emergency personnel.

According to local police and firemen, the youngster, a Sapporo resident, was saved but was unconscious when he was brought to the hospital, where his death was subsequently verified.

Resort authorities told Kyodo News that when the boy was stuck, the walkway’s emergency stop feature didn’t work on its own, so his mother had to hit the stop button.

According to authorities, the emergency feature, which is intended to immediately stop the traveler if a foreign item is detected, had operated as intended during a routine check earlier that day.

The precise cause of the catastrophe and the effectiveness of the site’s safety precautions are being investigated by police and other authorities.

A fire at an apartment complex in Niigata City, central Japan, earlier on December 25 wounded many persons, according to local media.

According to national broadcaster NHK, the fire broke out in a 10-story apartment complex in Chuo Ward, Niigata City, at around 6 p.m. local time.

According to the report, firefighters were sent to the location and were still attempting to put out the fire.

Although further information was not immediately available, local officials said that the event resulted in several injuries.

The apartment complex is flanked by eateries and other residential structures in Niigata City’s bustling center.