Inside The Industry: Gigantic Florida Sinkhole Swallows Boat and Swimming Pool
Another large sinkhole has formed in Florida, causing parts of two homes to collapse and swallowing a boat and a backyard pool. The sinkhole in Dunedin, Fla., erupted early Thursday morning between the two houses, and by noon, had grown to a size of about 70 feet wide by 53 feet deep.
“There was apparently some work being done to try to fill in what they thought was a sinkhole beneath the house the last couple of days,” Dunedin Fire Chief Jeff Parks said. “The owner woke up this morning at 5:40 when he heard noises on his back porch and went out and found the sinkhole at that point.” Conestoga-Rovers and Associates, an engineering and environmental consulting company, confirmed it had been at the home earlier this week.
A screened-in porch and a 14-foot-long boat at the homeowner’s property had collapsed into the hole, and next door, the master bedroom and a swimming pool had gone in. The garage at the second home was also starting to crumble by late morning, Parks said. City officials condemned both homes. There were no injuries, Parks said. Six houses in Dunedin — a city on central Florida’s west coast — were evacuated, and power and utility lines were cut after officials arrived. The engineering company that was working on the house earlier in the week was also on the scene, waiting for the ground around the sinkhole to be stable enough for them to work to fill it.
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