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Sinkhole, 50 feet wide, forms in same Florida area as 75-foot sinkhole months earlier
Fox News
A second large sinkhole has opened in Florida where construction is apparently taking place. It did not pose a threat to the county roadway or homes.
Polk County officials told the TV station this latest sinkhole off Scott Lake Road and Aiden Lane is 50 feet wide and 12 feet deep on private property. The sinkhole did not pose a threat to the county roadway or homes. The recently opened sinkhole is 50 feet wide and 12 feet deep on private property, officials told the local FOX affiliate. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay SkyFOX) A view from the sky shows just how large the sinkhole is. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay SkyFOX) Nearly three months after a 75-foot sinkhole opened off Scott Lake Road, Polk County crews were monitoring another sinkhole that opened in the same area, according to FOX 13 Tampa Bay. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
The initial sinkhole in the area was reportedly 75 feet wide. It opened along Scott Lake Road, just south of Fitzgerald Road in southern Lakeland. At the time, officials believed it could be related to a well drilled at the site. It was filled and is no longer visible due to vegetation growth, The Ledger of Lakeland reported.