A sinkhole in Midtown Atlanta swallowed an SUV recently, causing disruption to one of the city's busiest routes on Ponce de Leon Avenue. The SUV's occupants managed to escape without injuries.
Traffic partially resumed a day later, but temporary roadblocks are still in place as crews continue to work on the site, removing dirt and repairing the broken sewer pipe, which is believed to have caused the sinkhole.Officials from the city's Department of Watershed Management attribute the incident to a breach in the sewer pipe 15 to 18 feet below the surface.Lightning Strike Triggers Wastewater Release in Massachusetts
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