This is not something you’d elected to happen when you’re out of town. A family from New York State was in Florida when they received word the floor to their garage collapsed from with under. The giant hole the collapse created even took both of their vehicles down with it.
But what happened to this upstate New York family was not the work of a sinkhole. Sinkholes do happen in New York occasionally, though they are more often caused by water main breaks, or dilapidated pipes falling apart. Other causes can be rainstorms and aging infrastructure, which wash away softer rocks and other materials.
How did this happen? Is this sort of thing common?
Garage Floor Of New York State Family Home Collapses, Swallowing Two Cars
The Post Standard reports that the Woolshlager family were in Florida when their son informed them that the garage floor had collapsed. The collapse occurred late Sunday morning, as the giant hole took down both of their cars that were parked inside…