Residents shocked after sinkhole swallows truck on Detroit's west side
A massive sink hole in Detroit is now fixed after a water main break caused the road to collapse and a vehicle to get stuck.
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A massive sink hole in Detroit is now fixed after a water main break caused the road to collapse and a vehicle to get stuck.
A truck became stuck in a sinkhole that formed on Wednesday near Orangelawn Street and Chatham Street in Detroit.
A sinkhole on Detroit's west side that is several feet long, and several inches deep, damaged at least one vehicle when a motorist struck it. Here's a look at the barricades that are now up
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The sinkhole in Fraser was approximately the size of a football field. Three nearby homes were condemned, including two that were demolished.
Demolition of two homes near the Fraser sinkhole is set to begin Friday.
"Certainly, by the end of the year," Macomb County Public Works chief Candice Miller said. "All of this done and the road, hopefully, depending on the weather."
At this point, it's unclear if President Trump is even aware of the sinkhole in Fraser.
"Macomb County got you there, now we need you to come back here," said Mayor Nichols.
Personnel in the State Emergency Operations Center are closely monitoring the situation and receiving updates from local officials as additional assessments are conducted.
Fraser residents met with city officials Thursday asking questions relating to the major sinkhole which opened up on Christmas Eve.
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Natural gas leak has been repaired in the area of homes already compromised by the massive sinkhole.
Officials say the sinkhole is about 250 feet long by 100 feet wide, and engineers are concerned the gap could widen.
Houses sinking into the ground isn't the only residual issue a massive sinkhole is causing in Macomb County.
About 20 residents living on Eberlein Dr. in Fraser — near 15 Mile Rd. and Hayes Rd. — were evacuated from their homes over the Christmas holiday weekend after a massive sinkhole began opening up underneath some of the community's homes.
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