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Sinkhole swallows car in Albuquerque, New Mexico, second such incident in a year

Liz McKernan
koat.com
Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:01 UTC
Southbound Prince St. SE blocked at Grape Ave. SE


A driver in the early-morning hours had an unexpected detour when they drove into a sinkhole in the South Valley.

This is the second such incident in the area this year.

The driver wasn't injured, but crews had to tow the car out of the hole that took up the entire southbound lane of Prince Street SE at Grape Avenue SE.

Expect traffic delays in the area until crews can assess the situation.

It's unclear how much of the line will have to be replaced.
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Update: Second sinkhole opens on same street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, forcing almost 30 homes to evacuate

Kirk Wilson
whptv.com
Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:57 UTC
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A second sinkhole has opened along North 4th Street in Harrisburg, leading to possible evacuations for some residents.

City officials said the second hole opened about 11 p.m. Monday night, resulting in the loss of water, gas and sewer service to the neighborhood.

"Due to the prolonged loss of these utilities, the city's Department of Public Works is recommending the immediate evacuation of affected residents at addresses 2102 to 2163 N.4th Street," a city news release states.

Twenty-nine homes are affected. The evacuation is not an order, just a recommendation by the city.
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Trash truck gets stuck in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania sinkhole

Matthew Kemeny
The Patriot-News
Tue, 01 Jan 2013 10:08 UTC
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© Matthew Kemeny/The Patriot-NewsA Harrisburg trash truck get stuck in a sinkhole in uptown this morning.
Harrisburg -- North Fourth Street is closed between Woodbine and Maclay streets in uptown after a sinkhole opened up this morning, catching the back wheels of a city trash truck.

Officials shut off water to that section of the street as they prepared to tow the truck from the gaping hole around 11 a.m.

Officials did not have an idea when the road will reopen.
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Giant sinkhole opens up at busy Shanxi intersection

Erik Crouch
Shanghaiist
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:32 UTC
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The sinkhole strikes again! While not as epic as the gaping Xi'an collapse in May, a road in Shanxi has imploded, damaging gas and infrastructure in the area. No one was hurt, and the only significant harm was caused to underground pipes. Shanxi should be glad not to have the bus-eating holes of Nanjing or pedestrian-assassins of Xi'an.
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Sinkhole swallows bus in Oceanside, California


FOX5 San Diego
Thu, 27 Dec 2012 07:16 UTC
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A city bus was stranded after getting stuck in a sinkhole in Oceanside Wednesday morning.

North County Transit District spokeswoman Deborah Castillo said one of their buses was stuck at Los Arbolitos Boulevard and El Camino Real around 8 a.m. Wednesday.

The driver, who was the only person on the bus at the time of the incident, was uninjured.

An Oceanside Water Department dispatcher said the sinkhole was caused by a water main break.

Around 400 residents were without water as crews worked. Water was expected to be turned back by 10 p.m. Wednesday, water officials said.

Traffic was being diverted away from those streets.

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Two enormous sinkholes swallow roads in Bay Area, California


CBS SF
Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:44 UTC
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A storm caused a 20-foot sinkhole to form along Mountain View Drive in Lafayette on December 2, 2012.
Two giant sinkholes formed in separate Bay Area communities during the heavy rain from a powerful storm that passed through the Bay Area over the weekend.

In one instance, a giant sinkhole swallowed two lanes of a street in a residential neighborhood in Lafayette Sunday.

High water levels and a clogged storm drain in Lafayette Creek destroyed a portion of Mountain View Drive Sunday, creating a sinkhole where the road once was, Lafayette City Manager Steven Falk said.

Comment: Here's a video of the other sinkhole in Santa Cruz (more of a landslide really):



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1,200-foot sinkhole opens up in Ohio; "I've never seen anything like this... very unusual situation, says Ohio Dept. of Transportation official


ENENews
Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:00 UTC



Times-Reporter, Nov 28, 2012:
A section of land the length of four football fields collapsed Wednesday afternoon leaving a gaping hole [...]

The collapse left about 70 to 80 feet of a 4-inch natural gas line exposed, and hanging [...]

[...] an Ohio Department of Natural Resources geologist was at the scene to assist in determining the cause of the collapse.

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© WOIOSink hole at SR 516 in Dover

Comment: Update - video footage of the enormous sinkhole in Ohio:



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Man barely escapes as car plunges into Washington sinkhole


KGW.com
Sat, 24 Nov 2012 08:11 UTC

A man got out of his car just before it fell into a huge sinkhole in the middle of a La Center road early Saturday.

Just before 2 a.m., 47-year-old James Sandvik of La Center was driving down Northeast Charity Road when his car got stuck on the edge of a ravine that was caused by a wash out.

Sandvik got out of the car with minor injuries just before it plunged over the edge. The car then washed more than 1000 feet away as water continued to pour through a broken pipe caused by a plugged colvert, said Sgt. Alex Schoening with the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

The hole is at the 31000 block of NE Charity road, which connects to Lockwood Creek Road and runs south to Battle Ground. Traffic is detoured three miles and the road is expected to be closed for a long time.

Authorities urge drivers to avoid the area if possible.
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Sinkhole nearly swallows truck in San Francisco

Andrew Dudley
haighteration.com
Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:06 UTC
A truck got stuck in a sinkhole on Waller Street between Scott and Divisadero this afternoon, and the street is now closed to traffic.

As of 4:30pm, the rear section of the Vac-Con truck was submerged under street level, while a giant crane worked to free the truck from its predicament. It didn't appear that anyone was hurt in the incident.

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Authorities can't explain sinkholes one year after they appeared in Georgetown, South Carolina

Drew Smith
WBTW News13
Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:10 UTC

Comment: The planet appears to be literally opening up as it creaks and groans.

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