About Sinkhole
A sinkhole, also known as a cenote, sink, sink-hole, swallet, swallow hole, or doline, is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. Most are caused by karst processes – the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes.
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Brentwood sinkhole: car falls in hole and houses evacuated
...A car in a Sinkhole in Essex and six apartments had to be evacuated due to the changing ground ...
Brentwood sinkhole: car falls in hole and houses evacuated
A car in a Sinkhole in Essex and six apartments had to be evacuated due to the "changing ground".
The Toyota Prius has been caught in Hatch Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, after the collapse early on Monday.
The Fire brigade said it had had reports of a sewer partially collapsed, but the exact cause of the yellow river is not yet known.
fire crews worked for More Than two hours at The Scene of the crime before the handover to Anglian Water .
Gordon Humphrey, who lives next to the Sinkhole , said his wife heard a "pop" And Then saw The Car .
"you could hear the water bubbling, and see the tail lights and there was a smell of gas," said 60-year-old.
Anglian Water said it was working with utility companies and The PoliceIt was not yet confirmed whether The Vehicle was moving at the time, or if someone was inside.
An Anglian Water spokesman said the crews were studied, and adds: "We are working with other utilities [water and gas], plus The Local police, to assess whether our cables were damaged.
Resident Mr Humphrey said he saw someone he didn't think of was trying to The Driver in The Front of The Car with water up to the seats, "to find something".
"He said his mate was added in shock," Mr Humphrey.
Stephanie Lloyd, who also lives nearby, said she was awakened at about 02:00 GMT by flashing lights of emergency vehicles ends.
She Said first, "all we could see was the back of The Car , so that it looks like it had been cut in half", before he tells the story of a fireman, it was a Sinkhole .
A Number of apartments were also evacuated after the collapsebrentwood, sinkholes
Source of news: bbc.com
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