Sinkhole develops at double intersection in Reading, Reading PA


A sinkhole is forming in the middle of the intersection near 11th St and Douglass St in Reading, Pennsylvania. The police department and public works have been notified. The sinkhole is about 4 to 5 feet deep.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
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If you could notify RPD as well as public works, it looks like we have a sinkhole developing on the middle of the intersection, 11th and Douglas.
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Copy sinkhole, 11th and Douglas, 1341.
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Is that how we tell her now?
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Yep.
00:27
Hard ready to rescue one. Go,
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boss.
00:37
Okay, could you just grab a meter and put it near this hole? Just a couple check.
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Radio, Parker.
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Go ahead.
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I have RPD on the line. They're asking how big it is.
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In terms of diameter, it's not very big, nor depth,
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it appears to be at least 4 to 5 feet.
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1343.
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Location mentioned:
Douglass St & N 11th St, Reading, PA 19604
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