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Falling scaffolding narrowly misses pedestrians at the busy South Station in Boston, Massachusetts
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Falling scaffolding narrowly misses pedestrians at the busy South Station in Boston, Massachusetts

Friday, November 15, 2024, 10:46 p.m

The falling scaffolding narrowly misses a woman outside the busy train station

There was a near miss involving an unsuspecting pedestrian and a piece of scaffolding falling in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

BOSTON — There was a near miss involving an unsuspecting pedestrian and a piece of scaffolding falling in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

The entire incident was caught on camera outside Boston’s busy South Station, the busiest station in New England.

A sheet metal section collapsed from above after a gust of wind, missing only a woman by her feet.

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No one was injured in the incident.

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