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.
