Sinkhole swallows car in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood
A sinkhole that opened in the city's Port Richmond neighborhood on Feb. 25. left about 30 properties temporarily without water.
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A sinkhole that opened in the city's Port Richmond neighborhood on Feb. 25. left about 30 properties temporarily without water.
Water was restored to customers impacted by the sinkhole that swallowed up a car in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood on Tuesday.
The sinkhole opened up at the 2700 block of Birch Street in Port Richmond on Tuesday afternoon.
Chopper 3 was over the scene of a sinkhole in Port Richmond, Philadelphia. You can see a car had fallen into the sinkhole and an additional car behind it partially had.
A big sinkhole opens up in Port Richmond, swallowing one car and nearly swallowing another. Chopper 3 is live over the 2700 block of Birch Street Tuesday afternoon. Officials shut off a six-inch water main in that area meaning about 30 properties are without water as crews assess the damage and begin repairs. Right now, Birch Street is closed between Salmon and Edgemont streets.
Route 202 between Henderson Road and Saulin Boulevard will stay closed through early June as part of PennDOT's $22.4 million sinkhole remediation project.
Route 202 between Henderson Road and Saulin Boulevard will stay closed through early June as part of PennDOT's $22.4 million sinkhole remediation project.
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The Philadelphia Water Department is responding to a sinkhole that opened up on North 6th Street between Erie and Rising Sun Avenues. Meanwhile, residents across the region are stocking up on shovels and de-icer ahead of the first potential significant snowstorm of 2025.
This big sinkhole opened up Friday morning in Hunting Park. It's on North 6th Street between Rising Sun and West Erie avenues. That part of the road is shut down. We're still working to learn what caused the sinkhole and when crews may come out to make repairs.
Emergency crews have closed off several areas to cars and pedestrians after a large sinkhole opened up in Montgomery County. The sinkhole is behind a Walgreens along East Dekalb Pike and South Henderson Road in King of Prussia. This area of King of Prussia has had several other sinkholes open in the past year. Upper Merion Township police said to avoid the area until further notice.
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Crews have now found the body of a 64-year-old woman who fell into a sinkhole in Unity Township. Elizabeth Pollard had been missing since monday. It's believed the sinkhole opened as she was looking for her cat. Crews spent days digging and searching an abandoned mine beneath the ground where the sinkhole opened.
State police now say the rescue effort for 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, has now shifted to a recovery effort.
Crews are still working to locate 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard, who is believed to have fallen into a sinkhole in Unity Township while she was out searching for a missing cat.
A rescue mission for a missing grandmother in Western Pennsylvania is becoming more dangerous. State police think Elizabeth Pollard was swallowed up by a sinkhole that is above an old coal mine in Unity Township, Westmoreland County. Pollard was last seen behind a restaurant at 5 p.m. Monday calling for her cat.
First responders in Westmoreland County are searching for a 64-year-old woman who reportedly fell in a 30-foot sinkhole in Unity Township.
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