© Eric Veronikis/PennliveA sinkhole closed South 15th Street, between Swatara and Drummond streets, in Harrisburg's South Allison Hill neighborhood on Tuesday night.
It wasn't immediately clear when or why the sinkhole, just north of Swatara Street, opened. But a Capital Region Water crew was at the scene assessing the cause as of 6 p.m.
Crews hope to pinpoint whether a water leak exists in the area, repair it and refill the hole, which appears to be about 3 feet deep, as soon as possible, said Andrew Bliss, spokesman for the water company.
Bliss could not immediately say when he expects the road to reopen.
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Comment: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has been pretty active recently with sinkholes.
From February 2013:
- In just one month, more than 40 huge sinkholes open up all over Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's capital, but the city is too broke to fix them
From March 2014: