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September 17, 2014

Sinkholes can swallow up homes, stadiums, fortunes

By BRUCE SCHREINER
Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Solid ground isn't always a certainty. Sinkholes can lurk anywhere, beneath suburban homes, city streets or even football stadiums and museums.

It's basic geology: Sinkholes open when soil collapses into large holes, caused by flowing water in underground limestone. Their toll can be dramatic, swallowing homes, trees or anything else on the collapsing ground — even prized Corvettes.


 
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