Tag Archives: sinkhole v house

Hudson, Florida. 21st June, 2011.

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Ben

“I never thought this would happen to me,” she said Wednesday afternoon, sitting at the kitchen table in her neighbor’s home, voice thick with unshed tears. “I don’t know where I’ll go now.” At about 3 p.m., a sinkhole under … Continue reading →

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Kensington, Philadelphia. July 29th, 2011.

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Ben

Officials are on the scene of a sink hole in Kensington where there is a water line leak and a strong odor of gas. Firefighters were called out to the 2000 block of Sepviva Street around 10:00 Friday morning for … Continue reading →

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Marietta, Georgia. July 3rd, 2011.

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Ben

  Faye McBee, a grandmother of three who lives in a cozy one-story house at the corner of Wright and Henderson streets, received an alarming message in April from the man who cuts her grass. “He said, ‘there’s a hole … Continue reading →

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Leesburg, Florida. June 27th, 2011.

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Ben

  New July 21st pictures, showing the continuing structure collapse:     June 27th pictures:   A sinkhole devoured a chunk of a commercial building and a sliver of a residential street near the city’s downtown today, forcing officials to … Continue reading →

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New Tazwell, Tennessee. June 23rd, 2011.

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Ben

An old building in New Tazewell is set to be demolished after a sinkhole opened up underneath it. On Monday, officials noticed cracks forming on the side of the building on First Street. It sits next to the city hall and … Continue reading →

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Tarpon Springs, Florida. June 19th, 2011.

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Ben

Sinkhole swarm, Florida, started Thursday June 16th, 2011. Charles Driver is very familiar with the type of crime scene tape that surrounds Ed Dorsett Park in Tarpon Springs. “I’m a retired corrections officer it brings a lot to mind when … Continue reading →

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Spring Hill, Florida. June 6th, 2011.

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Ben

A suspected sinkhole has opened on the property of a home located at 4016 Everett Avenue in Spring Hill. As of Monday afternoon, the 25-foot hole, which has eaten away at the foundation of the home, was under investigation by … Continue reading →

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Clinton, Iowa. June 3rd, 2011.

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Ben

A house in Clinton, Iowa, “creaked and groaned” when a sinkhole swallowed it, a neighbor said. Larry Stuart was not home when his dwelling collapsed Sunday, but the property is a total loss, officials told WQAD-TV, Moline, Ill. He is … Continue reading →

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Frostproof, Florida. January 11th, 2010.

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Ben

A 90-foot-wide sinkhole swallowed a carport in Frostproof on Monday and nearly took down the nearby house. And it all happened in less than two hours. Cory Greenway, who lives at 1600 County Road 630 West with his 72-year-old father, … Continue reading →

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