A possible sinkhole formed between ponds at a work site in 11762 Boggy Creek Road in Orange County, Orlando, Florida on Wednesday morning, July 3, 2019. The hole was so huge that according to the Orange County Fire Rescue, three dump trucks, two box trucks, and one pickup truck fell in. Officials from the Orange […]
A sinkhole was formed at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Demonbreun in Nashville, Tennessee on June 27, 2019. The sinkhole was caused by a large water main break. When a double-decker tourist bus drove over a sewer worksite, it broke through the roadway, damaging a 12-inch water main break underneath. According to Metro Water Service, […]
A sinkhole appeared on June 21, 2019 at I-75 southbound, north of the 382-mile marker (Williston Road exit) in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida. According to Florida Highway Patrol, it was 10 feet wide and about 12 to 15 feet deep. Patrick Riordan, Public Information Officer for Troop B of the Florida Highway Patrol, said it […]
A sinkhole formed in Deerfield Beach, Broward County on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, when a car crashed into a fire hydrant. The incident occurred at the southeast part of the intersection of SW 10 St and Natura Blvd. Multiple sections in the area were flooded. Chuck O’Keefe from Deerfield Beach’s Department of Environmental Services said […]
A sinkhole formed at U.S. 422 near Palmyra in Lebanon County, forcing authorities to close the road from motorists on Monday, May 20, 2019. Heavy rains over the weekend caused the hole to form, and officials are still assessing the situation. According to PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler, a sinkhole happens when limestone underneath the road […]
On Tuesday, April 16, 2019, an eight-foot sinkhole was formed at West 4th Avenue and West 29th Street in Hialeah, Miami-Dade County. The sinkhole was caused by a 54-inch water main line that was ruptured while a private contractor was digging the area. Because of the water main break, a huge volume of water spilled over the […]
A massive sinkhole resembling a crater formed in the parking lot of the Sunoco gas station located at Route 51 in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County in Pennsylvania. The hole is big enough to fit several cars inside. According to Phil Sherrand who visits the station most days, it started out as a small hole then […]
After a weekend of record-breaking rains and flooding, a huge sinkhole opened at the edge of Greenwell Road in North Knox County on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. According to Jim Snowden, Director of Knox County Public Works, it was reported that a hole with a width of five feet formed on Greenwell Road before 12 […]
Because of heavy rains and flooding in Tennessee, a massive sinkhole formed at Otha Holt Road between Milan and Medina in Gibson County on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Otha Holt Road is one of the roads that had to be closed off to keep motorists from getting trapped in high floods. A car got stuck […]
