The Science Behind Sinkholes
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
Jeff Bush, 36, was killed last Thursday when a sinkhole opened up under his house and engulfed him and his bedroom in Seffner, Florida. Authorities began demolishing the house to get a look at the sinkhole. The house itself was too unstable to enter.
Crews worked carefully to save some of Bush’s belongings while also figuring out how to stabilize and fill the hole, which is estimated to be about 30 feet wide and 60 feet deep. The hole is so unstable that nearby houses are also in danger and have been evacuated.
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