Sewer Main May be Cause of San Francisco Sinkhole
5/5/2017
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Public Utilities Commission spokeswoman Betsy Rhodes says a sewer main may be the cause of a sinkhole in San Francisco but officials won’t know for sure until they can move a big-rig truck that is partially swallowed by the hole.
A truck driver escaped unharmed early Friday after a massive sinkhole started swallowing his rig on a San Francisco street. Authorities are waiting for what could be two tow trucks to haul out the big rig, which is tilted into the sidewalk.
Rhodes said the area around the sinkhole is stabilized.
The sinkhole has grown to about 10 (3 meters) by 20 feet (6 meters) and about 8 feet (2.5 meters) deep.
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