Rainstorms open large sinkhole in Decatur neighborhood

A Decatur sinkhole is now covered in a metal plate after opening over the past several days during rainstorms.

“It was just a small little divot and then underneath it broke out and it was just a giant hole,” said Lucas Vencel, who lives a few doors down from the sinkhole at Emerson Ave. and Drexel Ave. in Decatur.

Both the City of Decatur and DeKalb County crews came out to evaluate the hole Tuesday…

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