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Sinkhole swallows yards, threatens pickup in Philly suburb

Sinkhole swallows yards, threatens pickup in Philly suburb | iNFOnews.ca
A pickup truck dangles over the edge of a sinkhole the swallowed parts of two residential yards Wednesday morning, Jan. 25, 2017, in the Philadelphia suburb of Glenside, Pa. Officials in Cheltenham Township say the hole, which appears to be about 20 feet deep, opened up about 4 a.m. Wednesday. Authorities say nobody's been hurt and there was no obvious, immediate cause for the sinkhole to develop. (Emily Casher Loomis via AP)

GLENSIDE, Pa. – Crews are assessing a massive sinkhole that has swallowed parts of two residential yards and is threatening to swallow a pickup truck in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Officials in Cheltenham Township say the hole, which appears to be about 20 feet deep, opened up about 4 a.m. Wednesday.

A tree could be seen teetering into the hole, but it also appeared to be keeping the pickup from rolling into the crater. The hole also swallowed part of the sidewalk and the edge of the street nearest the two homes whose yards are affected.

Authorities say nobody’s been hurt and there was no obvious, immediate cause for the sinkhole to develop.

Reporters at the scene say the two affected families have been evacuated from their homes.

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