Another sinkhole appeared in the Tampa, Fla. area Monday near the location of the 30-foot sinkhole which opened up beneath the bedroom of a home late last week.
The latest sinkhole poses no immediate danger, the police said, according to a Reuters report.
The 12-foot wide sinkhole appeared between two homes and at its deepest sinks five feet below ground, the article said.
Hillsborough County spokesman Willie Puz said that the latest sinkhole appears to be unrelated from the one that opened last Thursday under the home of Jeff Bush, who was in his bedroom when the sinkhole opened, swallowing him alive.
"It is not geologically connected," Puz said, according to Reuters.
Hillsborough County lies in an area known as "sinkhole alley," where two-thirds of sinkhole-related insurance claims in Florida are filed, Reuters reported. Sinkholes are occur when bedrock is eaten away by acidic groundwater, eventually collapsing when the rock can no longer support the weight from above.
The sinkhole which opened up beneath the Bush home was reportedly 30 feet across and 60 feet deep. Jeff Bush's body has not been recovered from the rubble and it is unlikely that it ever will, the report stated.
Demolition crews reportedly destroyed the rest of the Bush home Monday before efforts to stabilize the sinkhole will begin.
According to Reuters, houses nearby the Bush home have been evacuated because the sinkhole has weakened the ground beneath them. It's unlikely the residents will ever be allowed inside again.
The latest sinkhole reportedly did not cause any injuries or structural damage to the homes around it, though Hillsborough County residents are sure to be sleeping a little less soundly these days, not knowing if they are on stable ground.
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