A sinkhole approximately 60-feet deep opened up in someone’s front lawn over the weekend in Florida, local officials said.
The Polk County Fire Rescue department posted on Facebook about the massive pit , which occurred Saturday in Highland City, east of Tampa. As of Saturday, officials said it did not pose a risk to the county roadway.
ABC Action News reported that the family living on the property where the sinkhole occurred evacuated safely. Still, neighbors are nervous as it happened along the only road in and out of the subdivision, according to the outlet.
The hole continued to expand since it was discovered Saturday, Polk County Emergency Management director Paul Womble said in a statement provided to USA TODAY Tuesday. Originally measured at 15-feet wide, it is now 15- by 30-feet wide. Officials said the hole is being filled in, which is expected to take several days.
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