A sinkhole on Flint's north side in near a fire station has exposed gas lines but has not forced the closure of the station.

The sinkhole is west of the Flint fire station six at 716 W. Pierson Road, is adjacent to the entrance and exit for fire trucks, according to City Spokesman Jason Lorenz.

The sinkhole, however, is not stopping fire trucks from going in and out of the station.

"It's more of a hazard to the sidewalk," Lorenz said.

The city has barricaded the area because gas lines are exposed.

City officials haven't closed the station because Chief David Cox Jr. said there is no safety hazard to firefighters, Lorenz said.

Source: The Flint Journal

Crews are working to free a truck from a sinkhole in the Bronx.

The Boar's Head-brand truck got stuck in the sinkhole at Prospect Avenue and Kelly Street in Morrisania Thursday afternoon, according to the Department of Environmental Protection.

Crews are on the scene checking the stability of the rest of the street and the water main below the sinkhole.

No injuries have been reported.

Gilbert Akers was asleep in his South 14th Street home Thursday morning when he was awoken by a city police officer knocking at his door.

The officer told him to evacuate, Akers said. That's when Akers peered out his front door and saw the massive sinkhole that had opened in a front yard across the street.

The sinkhole - big enough to swallow a hefty sports utility vehicle - was a sight that made Akers stare in amazement for a few moments.

"I was blown away by it," said Akers, a retired schoolteacher. "They said it happened suddenly and that's what really concerns me."

The sinkhole also stretched out into the middle of the street. It was reportedly caused by a water main break and forced the evacuation of seven homes. UGI shut off gas service in a two-block area, affecting 53 of its customers. Water had also been shut off in the block.

The sinkhole is just the latest to open in the city, which has experienced several similar incidents in recent months due to its aging infrastructure.

The man-made pond at Abney Hall Park in Stockport took just hours to drain away after water was spotted spiralling down a 'giant plughole' on Thursday morning

A 40ft sinkhole has drained almost all of the water from a pond in one of Stockport's main parks.

The man-made pond at Abney Hall Park in Stockport took just hours to drain away after water was spotted spiralling down a 'giant plughole' on Thursday morning.

The hole in the bed of the clay pond is believed to lie above a massive 40ft sinkhole which is taking water away to a nearby waterfall.

Work to preserve wildlife living in the pond is currently underway, while walkers and park enthusiasts have reacted with horror at the state of the former beauty spot.

A man had to be hospitalized after he was freed from a giant hole filled with water and mud.

Rescue crews had to race against time to recover that man who was stuck in the muddy, water-filled hole for almost three hours. According to authorities, the man was working when the ground suddenly collapsed around him in Apollo Beach, near Tampa, Thursday, at around 3 p.m.

In video from the scene, you could see the man stuck in mud up to his waist as rescue crews worked to free him. Reports indicated the hole is approximately 30 feet deep by 30 feet wide.

Rescuers at the scene tried to keep his head above water as the worker used his free hand to push mud and water away. Paramedics put an IV in his arm, giving him water to drink while they worked to get him out.

Two other co-workers tried to free him earlier, but they wound up in the hospital for exhaustion. The local fire chief spoke to media about their valiant rescue efforts. "The workers who were with him had fashioned an apparatus to try to secure him and that apparatus-- actually secured to a 4x4-- actually sunk down deeper into the mud. Now what we were trying to do was get him free from that wood, initially. Once we did, we were able to get his right leg out. For the last probably half-hour we've been working here. He's been out with the exception of his lower left leg, which we were finally able to get out."

Officials also noted hypothermia was a concern, despite the warm Florida temperatures.

Officials said the location is a site for the construction of new homes. Crews had to call in a specialized rescue team to help remove the man.

The worker was taken to the hospital where his condition remains unknown. We will bring more information on his condition as it becomes available to us.

Jerome Murdough was just looking for a warm place to sleep on a chilly night last month when he curled up in an enclosed stairwell on the roof of a Harlem public housing project where he was arrested for trespassing.

A week later, the mentally ill homeless man was found dead in a Rikers Island jail cell that four city officials say had overheated to at least 100 degrees, apparently because of malfunctioning equipment.

The officials told The Associated Press that the 56-year-old former Marine was on anti-psychotic and anti-seizure medication, which may have made him more vulnerable to heat. He also apparently did not open a small vent in his cell, as other inmates did, to let in cool air.

"He basically baked to death," said one of the officials, who all spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not permitted to discuss specifics of the case.

The medical examiner's office said an autopsy was inconclusive and that more tests were needed to determine Murdough's exact cause of death. But the officials, all with detailed knowledge of the case, say initial indications from the autopsy and investigation point to extreme dehydration or heat stroke

Those who pass by a growing sinkhole on Alexandrine Street in Detroit are becoming concerned about the condition and safety of the street.

Chris Estham lives nearby and says, at first, he thought the hole was a pothole, but then noticed it was about six feet deep and 20 feet wide when he got a closer look.

The sinkhole is also becoming hazardous for nearby businesses. The parking lot of Slows To Go, a popular restaurant, is right next to the sinkhole, and Ladder 20 uses the alley to back up its trucks into their garage.

Estham says he called the city weeks ago about the problem but has not seen any action, and since then the problem has worsened.

FOX 2 has learned the abandoned manhole was not backfilled, and the cavity beneath it create the sinkhole.

A sinkhole has closed an intersection in central Toledo until repairs can be made.

The opening was reported Monday near the intersection of Fernwood and Detroit Avenues.

The city says the hole is too deep to be repaired by city crews, so a contractor has been called in. That contractor is expected to begin work on the hole Tuesday. The hole could take a day or two to repair, according to the city.

Toledo is no stranger to sinkholes. Last July, a water main break caused a sinkhole to open near the intersection of Detroit and Bancroft. A car fell in, but the driver made it out alive.

An Indianapolis Fire Department engine got stuck in a sinkhole on the city's south side on Monday night.

It happened at Boyd and Finley avenues, near East Raymond Street and Interstate 65.

According to a tweet from IFD, the engine was on its way to a fire when the incident happened. The fire was minimal in an unoccupied residence.

Officials say the sinkhole is 4 feet x 8 feet deep. No one was hurt.

According to IFD, the engine was not damaged. It was taken to the IFD Shops and found to be OK and has remained in service.

A large sinkhole has forced the Road Commission for Oakland County to close Drake Road just north of Maple Road in West Bloomfield Township for at least two weeks, it reported Friday.

In a press release, the road commission said it closed the road Thursday and it will remain closed as the county department works to repair the road.

During the closure, the detour route for through traffic is Maple Road to Farmington Road to Walnut Lake Road and vice versa.

This is the third reported sinkhole in Oakland County this week. Sinkholes were reported Tuesday in Royal Oak and Farmington Hills.