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A massive 70-foot sinkhole has opened in the parking lot of a Florida supermarket - and the cavernous void is growing by the hour.
When it first developed Thursday morning in front of a Publix in Winter Haven - outside Tampa, the hole was just 30 feet wide and less than five feet deep.
By the afternoon, geologists and engineers say the depression had spread to 70 feet wide and 15 feet deep and it has shown no signs of stopping.
originally posted by: TheLieWeLive
a reply to: berkeleygal
My guess they built the lot on top of fill dirt, which has been slowly eroding and washing away underneath the asphalt...until something like this happens.
Sinkholes are somewhat common in Florida, where much of the ground is supported by porous rocks that can dissolve beneath the soil over time. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk... Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
originally posted by: TritonTaranis
originally posted by: TheLieWeLive
a reply to: berkeleygal
My guess they built the lot on top of fill dirt, which has been slowly eroding and washing away underneath the asphalt...until something like this happens.
Well either that or they didn't pack the soil to well during construction, Florida would be one of the last places I'd Expect to here sink hole in the title with