Sinkhole opens at Orlando apartment complex

30 forced from homes

A sinkhole opens on Sherwood Terrace Drive in Orange County.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A building was evacuated late Sunday night at an Orlando apartment complex when a sinkhole opened.

Officials from Orange County Fire Rescue said the sinkhole was reported at 746 Sherwood Terrace Drive was 30 feet wide.

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Thirty people were forced from The Landmark at West Place Apartments and a second building was partially evacuated.

They were taken to a clubhouse at the apartment complex and will remain there until weather conditions are safe enough for them to be transported to a shelter.

Heavy rains and strong winds will continue to move through Central Florida until Monday morning as Hurricane Irma makes its way across the state.

 


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