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25-foot sinkhole closes road in central Ohio

Spencer Remoquillo
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:20 UTC
Lancaster, OH sinkhole
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Weeks after paving crews left South Ewing Street, the city of Lancaster discovered a problem 25 feet below the surface.

When paving equipment moved out, excavation workers moved in after the city identified a large sinkhole just below the Ewing and Locust street intersection. The cavern under the pavement is about 30 feet in diameter.

"Luckily we were able to get on this repair before something catastrophic happened," said Mike Nixon, Water/Water Pollution Superintendent.

The fresh pavement on Ewing Street helped bridge the void, but there's no telling when it could have given way.

The sinkhole formed when there was a break in the line, causing the material above to fall into the pipe and be conveyed through the water. Over time, a sinkhole formed.
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Sinkhole swallows car in Tel Aviv, Israel

Gary Willig
Arutz Sheva
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 20:04 UTC
Tel Aviv sinkhole
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A sinkhole formed on King Solomon Street in Tel Aviv Monday.

A car fell into the hole which formed when the ground collapsed. No injuries were reported.

The street and nearby buildings were evacuated for fear that the sinkhole could expand. Residents will be allowed to return when the vehicle is removed from the sinkhole and municipal engineers determine that there is no further danger.

You can watch footage of the event here.
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Large sinkhole closes road in Lynchburg, Virginia

Kari Beal
WSET
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:06 UTC
Virginia sinkhole
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Lynchburg Department of Emergency Services says there is a water main break on Fort Avenue near Fenwick Drive, which is down from Crown Sterling and next to the pumpkin patch.

DES said the eastbound lane is closed as they try to maintain the sinkhole.

The water main break caused a pretty big sinkhole in the eastbound lanes of Fort Avenue and was growing while crews were on the scene.

The owner of Crown Sterling said the water main break was caused by a car accident and now the restaurant will have to close since there is no water.

As 12-inch valve ruptured underneath the road which caused the sinkhole; Dept. of Water Resources crews responded to turn the water off, but the sinkhole had already developed.
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Forklift driver injured after sinkhole opens up under sidewalk in downtown St. Louis, Missouri

Derrion Henderson
kplr11.com
Sat, 19 Aug 2017 17:53 UTC
Forklift driver injured when sidewalk collapses in downtown St. Louis
Forklift driver injured when sidewalk collapses in downtown St. Louis
Saturday as dozens of St. Louisans were enjoying the Rise Up Festival on Washington Avenue a sidewalk collapsed between 15th street and 18th street around 6:45 pm.

Witnesses at the scene say a man was driving a forklift on the sideway when the sidewalk collapsed. They've also told Fox 2 that they could see the man's hands and feet moving in the sinkhole.

First responders on the scene rescued the man and he was taken to hospital for treatment of his injuries.

The festival in Washington Avenue is celebration to recognize the revitalization the area surround Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis.

The festival is being held between 16th street and 18th street featuring painters, musicians and food.

Organizers say all of the vendors are local and from the surrounding St. Louis area.

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Man on disability scooter in China accidentally drives into a massive sinkhole

Nic White
Daily Mail
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:16 UTC
a scooter zoomed into view with the driver so distracted by their mobile phone they didn't see the sinkhole
A scooter zoomed into view with the driver so distracted by their mobile phone they didn't see the sinkhole
Checking your phone while driving can have disastrous consequences, but none more obvious than driving into a sinkhole.

Footage from Chinese television shows the ground suddenly give way in the middle of a street, creating a hole almost the whole way across one side.

Some time later, a scooter zoomed into view and drove straight into it without slowing down at all.

Both driver and bike disappeared into the hole just as another man frantically ran towards it in a doomed attempt to warn the driver.

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30 by 40 foot sinkhole opens in west Bakersfield, California


The Bakersfield Californian
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 20:21 UTC
Bakersfield, CA sinkhole
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A large sinkhole in west Bakersfield closed traffic Monday on a section of Coffee Road.

The roughly 30 by 40-foot sinkhole occurred just off the roadway shortly after 8 a.m. in the 200 block of Coffee Road, near Westfield Road and north of Stockdale Highway. authorities said.

Bakersfield firefighters said they closed lanes in both directions on Coffee at Westfield Road after arriving at the area, where it's believed a "compromised" 20-inch water main led to the sinkhole.

Construction has been going on nearby, and it's believed workers were trying to tie in the water main for a storm drain system, said Mike Mares, Cal Water's Bakersfield district manager. Water poured out of the main before being shut off before 10 a.m.
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Firefighters rescue man who fell into 10-foot deep sinkhole in Philadelphia


wdel.com
Sun, 13 Aug 2017 11:44 UTC
Eugene Clarke, a Strawberry Mansion block captain, was rescued after he fell down a sinkhole late Saturday night. Clarke's wife took a photo of him before firefighters pulled him out.
Eugene Clarke, a Strawberry Mansion block captain, was rescued after he fell down a sinkhole late Saturday night. Clarke's wife took a photo of him before firefighters pulled him out.
A man had to be rescued by fire department personnel after falling into a 10-foot sinkhole in Philadelphia.

Officials said the 58-year-old man was walking in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood in northwest Philadelphia at about 11 p.m. Saturday.

They said he stepped off a curb between two parked cars and fell into the newly formed sinkhole that was about two feet wide and 10 feet deep.

He was rescued by firefighters and was taken to Temple University Hospital for treatment of injuries said not to be life-threatening.


Source: Associated Press
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Seventh home condemned in Florida sinkhole disaster


Daily Mail
Mon, 07 Aug 2017 21:44 UTC
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Two more homes have been condemned because of a Florida sinkhole that swallowed two homes in July. The sinkhole at Lake Padgett Estates in Tampa first opened up on July 14, but got bigger Friday night (pictured on August 4).
A seventh home has been condemned because of a Florida sinkhole that swallowed two homes in July.

The seventh house was condemned Monday morning, after two were condemned Sunday and two on Friday.

The sinkhole at Lake Padgett Estates in Tampa first opened up on July 14 and destroyed two homes when the ground caved in.

The sinkhole got bigger Friday night and is now about 260 feet wide at its widest point.

Crews brought in earth to stabilize the banks. Once the edges are stabilized, workers hope to remove debris.

Authorities hope to create a boat ramp so they can work from a barge, which will float on water in the sinkhole.

Overnight on Friday, an 80 by 10-foot-wide section of the sinkhole's banks collapsed.
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Swedish factory forced to close after huge sinkhole emerges near the building

Lee Roden
The Local
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00 UTC
Sinkhole Domsjö factory Örnsköldsvik Sweden
© Carl Sundström/SVT Nyheter VästernorrlandThe sinkhole opened up over Sunday night in Örnsköldsvik.
A factory in northern Sweden has been forced to close for the day after a huge sinkhole opened up in the middle of an industrial area on Sunday night.

Workers at the Domsjö factory in Örnsköldsvik raised the alarm on Sunday evening after they noticed a hole emering in the ground near the building. It grew during the night to a substantial size.

"It's about eight metres by eight metres in size. The depth is unknown," Håkan Wiberg, unit head at Örnsköldsvik emergency services told The Local.
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Large 'sinkhole' appears after heavy rain in San Mateo, Philippines

Anna Felicia Bajo
GMA News Online
Wed, 02 Aug 2017 20:56 UTC
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Residents are gripped with fear over what is believed to be a sinkhole in San Mateo, Rizal.

According to Marisol Abdurahman's report on "24 Oras", a portion of the road in Sta. Barbara Villas collapsed early Wednesday morning after a heavy rain.

The hole is reportedly 60-foot deep.

Jun Bryan, a resident in the area since 1999, said people would have trouble sleeping because of the incident.

The report said the road had started to collapse in September 2016.

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