Sinkhole
© David Burcham/NEWS
A sinkhole big enough to swallow a tire appeared yesterday morning on the city's east side.

James Penwell of Wolfe Street made the discovery while walking home around 9:30 a.m. The hole formed inside the utility cut at the intersection of Florence and Epworth streets.

"I almost stepped into it," said Penwell, who said he didn't notice the hole being there when he walked past 45 minutes earlier.

Penwell notified police and waited at the scene, cautioning motorists who approached the area. "Sometimes cars just fly down this road," he said.

Public works responded to the call and set up a horse barricade to divert traffic around the danger zone.

Public Works Director Michael Rooney said the water company responded to fix the problem just after noon.