Mail truck freed after falling into sinkhole on Delaware street

A United States Postal Service truck was almost swallowed by a sinkhole that opened up on a Delaware street, prompting local officials to evacuate residents.

Firefighters in Wilmington responded to a report of a vehicle — a USPS mail truck — that became partially trapped in a sinkhole around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the Delaware News Journal reported .

Wilmington Fire Department Battalion Chief Robert Pryor told the paper the fissure formed as a result of a pressurized water leak from a large water main inside the hole.

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Wilmington Fire received a call about the sinkhole around 11:30 a.m. on Wednedsay. Facebook/Wilmington Fire
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10 homes were evacuated on the block. Facebook/Wilmington Fire
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Fire officials said the sinkhole was caused by a water main leak. Facebook/Wilmington Fire

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