Workers from the Philadelphia Water Department examine the sewage by washing down dyed water to see if there is a hole in the sewage pipe at the cross section of 57th and Media Street in Philadelphia, Pa., on Wednesday, July 26, 2023
© Tyger WilliamsWorkers from the Philadelphia Water Department examine the sewage by washing down dyed water to see if there is a hole in the sewage pipe at the cross section of 57th and Media Street in Philadelphia, Pa., on Wednesday, July 26, 2023
A large sinkhole has closed a street in West Philadelphia while crews are investigating.

The city learned of the cave-in, located near 57th and Media Streets, before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, said Brian Rademaekers, a spokesperson for the Philadelphia Water Department. The residential 1400 block of N. 57th Street is closed while an investigation is ongoing, Rademaekers said.

The cause of the cave-in is unknown, Rademaekers said, and no water issues have been reported.