At around 6pm, the Madrid City Council Fire Department withdrew after cutting the pipe to prevent water leakage and ensuring that no damage had occurred to the gas pipe.
The sinkhole, which has affected both Avenida de los Toreros and Calle Pilar de Zaragoza, is about 30 metres long and six metres deep.
During the prevention work, the firefighters have recovered two motorcycles that were parked on the road and had fallen into the hole.
From now on, once the area has been secured, Canal de Isabel II will manage the repair of the pipeline and the roadway.
Comment: Just 5 days prior in the same region: Bad weather and red alert in Catania, Italy critical situation in Acireale: flooded streets and people stuck in cars