This Florida Sinkhole Killed a Man in 2013. It’s Open for a Third Time.
A sinkhole in Florida that in 2013 consumed and killed a man on his property has opened for a third time, officials said this week.
Hillsborough County officials said in a statement that the sinkhole in Seffner, Fla., a suburb of Tampa, had reopened again after opening in 2013 and 2015. County officials assessed the site of the hole on Monday and told neighbors in the area that they didn’t need to evacuate as there was no danger to their homes.
The sinkhole is about 19 feet deep and 19 feet wide at its broadest point, said Todd Pratt, a Hillsborough County spokesman, in an email on Thursday. “The sinkhole is pretty much a repeat of when it reopened in 2015,” Mr. Pratt said. In 2013, it was about 20 feet deep and 20 feet wide.
Engineers determined this week that there was no indication that the sinkhole would expand, so residents could “remain safely in their homes,” according to the county’s statement.
Source: The New York Times
