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A giant sinkhole opened in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Friday, swallowing six cars. Authorities are still investigating to see what caused it.
The sinkhole opened in the parking lot of Tanger Outlets in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia. One woman tells ABC News that the scene was “insane” and that everyone else thought at first they’d been hit by an earthquake.
No one was injured, though the woman had to be pulled out of her vehicle by passers-by, as she was just pulling in the parking lot. The other cars were empty at the time.
“I was actually, I just pulled in. My car was on and everything and I was on my phone texting,” she says. “And before I know it, I feel like this shaking. I thought it was like an earthquake or something. And then I look up and I’m actually like slanted.”
The woman further revealed she “had to get out on the passenger side” and was “really grateful” for the help she’d received.
The damage hasn’t been estimated yet, because authorities can’t move in to clear the cars from the sinkhole until the entire area is stable. For the time being, they don’t even know what caused it.
Calls placed to the store staff by the media yielded little results, with just one responder saying that the photos published on social media and in the online media speak volumes as regards the magnitude of the event.
Sinkholes aren’t as uncommon as we’d like. Just recently, heavy rains in Colorado made an underground water pipe burst. With the water, 15 feet of compact ground and gravel and dirt were washed away, which left the road above completely unsupported.
A woman driving a Toyota RAV4 hit what she believed was a “bump” in the road and, next thing she knew, she barely had time to get out of the car, which was swallowed whole. It became submerged under water within seconds, so she had a very narrow escape.
No one was injured, though the woman had to be pulled out of her vehicle by passers-by, as she was just pulling in the parking lot. The other cars were empty at the time.
“I was actually, I just pulled in. My car was on and everything and I was on my phone texting,” she says. “And before I know it, I feel like this shaking. I thought it was like an earthquake or something. And then I look up and I’m actually like slanted.”
The woman further revealed she “had to get out on the passenger side” and was “really grateful” for the help she’d received.
The damage hasn’t been estimated yet, because authorities can’t move in to clear the cars from the sinkhole until the entire area is stable. For the time being, they don’t even know what caused it.
Calls placed to the store staff by the media yielded little results, with just one responder saying that the photos published on social media and in the online media speak volumes as regards the magnitude of the event.
Sinkholes aren’t as uncommon as we’d like. Just recently, heavy rains in Colorado made an underground water pipe burst. With the water, 15 feet of compact ground and gravel and dirt were washed away, which left the road above completely unsupported.
A woman driving a Toyota RAV4 hit what she believed was a “bump” in the road and, next thing she knew, she barely had time to get out of the car, which was swallowed whole. It became submerged under water within seconds, so she had a very narrow escape.
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