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A work truck from Home Service Center fell into a sinkhole around 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, on the 1400 block of Connell Street in Burton.
Kristie Welsh was searching for an address when the road gave way and her work truck came to an abrupt stop.

Police and road crews were dispatched around 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, to the 1400 block of Connell Street after Welsh's work truck became stuck in a sinkhole.

Welsh, an employee at Home Service Center, said she was searching for the house where she was hired to do some plumbing work when her truck collapsed into the street.

The front passenger side tire of Welsh's pickup sank almost completely into the roadway near a storm drain grate on the north side of the road, leaving the truck immobilized.

"I bailed," an uninjured Welsh said after the incident, adding that she wasn't sure if the hole would grow.

A tow truck was called to pull the truck out, and city employees told Welsh they expect to barricade the area around the sinkhole until it can be repaired.

Chris Howser, Burton's street superintendent, could not be immediately reached about the incident.

"This is a first time this has happened," Welsh said.