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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Orem, Utah. August 24th, 2011.
A steamroller fell into a sinkhole on an Orem street, bursting a pipe that began spewing sewage on Wednesday. Orem city construction crews were working at 1200 North near 1150 West and smoothing the asphalt. About 10 a.m., a 12-foot-deep … Continue reading
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Santa Clarita, California. August 23rd, 2011.
Road workers labored to repair damage to Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country on Monday after a water main broke at about 4:30 p.m., closing all westbound lanes. A sinkhole 4-feet deep and 15-feet long was formed in the westbound … Continue reading
Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania. August 23rd, 2011.
A 16-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever who usually just lies around met with an untimely accident yesterday when he fell into a sink hole outside of his 4590 William Penn Highway home. The dog’s owner, Caroline Kenny who had just let … Continue reading
Baltimore, Maryland. August 22nd, 2011.
West Baltimore Street remained closed between Hood Street and Summit Avenue on Monday afternoon while workers from the City of Hagerstown’s Water Department worked to repair a 12-inch water main and fill in a sinkhole in the street. The water … Continue reading
Chicago, Illinois. August 22nd, 2011.
The sinkhole on the city’s northwest side was 14 feet by 14 feet in size and 12 feet deep. It was so big that a car fell into it and flipped upside down Saturday morning. The driver was rescued and … Continue reading
Ilion, New York. August 18th, 2011.
A despairing Harrison Avenue resident does not know where to turn for help after a large and gaping cavity swallowed up a portion of his driveway this week. Sam Chandler, who has lived for about 10 years at the 1 … Continue reading
Detroit, Michigan. August 18th, 2011.
Police said a woman, her daughter and granddaughter escaped her SUV this afternoon before it fell into a sinkhole in a street on Detroit’s north end. Sgt. Eren Stephens said the 62-year-old woman tried to drive slowly through a patch … Continue reading
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Casalnuovo, Italy. August 11th, 2011.
A special thanks to our european contributor, Waldërn Von Feld. Garbage truck + sinkhole = deadly sinkhole. A deadly accident took place Tuesday night in Casalnuovo, near Naples. A hole with a depth of ten meters and a width of twenty meters opened in the asphalt of Via … Continue reading
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Tagged garbage truck, giant sinkhole, Italian sinkhole, Italy, sinkhole, sinkhole v truck, water main
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Xiang’an District, Xiamen, China. August 11th, 2011.
A big sinkhole appeared without warning at around 12 am Wednesday on a road in Xiang’an District, Xiamen, but no one was injured, reports Strait News. The sinkhole on Zengwu Road near Meidi Yadeng Neighborhood is at least 2 metres … Continue reading
Broomall, Philadelphia. August 10th, 2011.
The large sinkhole discovered on Wednesday afternoon at 370 Reed Road in Broomall has been placed on township and police alert.