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17:48, 16-Jul-2017
Sinkhole swallows part of a home in Florida
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A Florida home was swallowed up on Friday by a sinkhole thought to have been stabilized.
Officials in Pasco County say the hole was the size of a small swimming pool when rescue crews arrived on Friday morning, but it quickly grew to over 60 meters wide and 15 meters deep. By 9:30 a.m. the home had plunged into the sinkhole.
Kevin Guthrie of the county's emergency management office said the residents weren't home when the incident took place, but firefighters rescued their dogs and removed some belongings.
He said it was "frightening" to watch the home disappear into the hole.
Property records note a sinkhole was described as "stabilized" in 2012. The home was sold in 2015.