{"id":7995,"date":"2014-03-04T06:43:17","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T11:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=7995"},"modified":"2014-03-04T06:44:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T11:44:28","slug":"fire-engine-sinkhole-in-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/03\/fire-engine-sinkhole-in-atlanta.html","title":{"rendered":"Fire engine sinkhole in Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nI wonder if their insurance covered this?\r\nTV reporter wonders if sewer lines were affected.\r\nWhat if a methane pipeline had been there, like when\r\n\r\nFlorida Gas Transmission called the 25-acre sinkhole in Louisiana “Force Majeure”<\/a>,\r\nor an act of God, or not their fault?\r\nWill your insurance cover sinkholes or broken pipelines?\r\n

\r\nAP in the AJC 3 March 2014,\r\n\r\nAtlanta fire engine stuck in sinkhole<\/a>,\r\n

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\r\nDepartment spokeswoman Janet Ward told local outlets that the\r\nsinkhole on Ashby Grove opened as the truck was driving along the\r\nstreet Monday afternoon. Ward estimates that the hole was about 8\r\nfeet long, 6 feet wide and 5 feet deep.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nMarcus K. Garner wrote for the AJC yesterday\r\n\r\nAtlanta firetruck gets stuck in sinkhole<\/a>,\r\n

\r\nThe cause of the sinkhole is unknown at this time.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nLeaking sewer or water line, overpumping, other?\r\n

\r\nJulie Wolfe reported for 11alive yesterday,\r\n\r\nAtlanta fire truck stuck in sinkhole<\/a>,\r\n

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\r\nSpokesman Janet Ward tells 11Alive the ladder truck truck from\r\nStation 1 was not responding to a call when it hit a sinkhole on\r\nAshby Grove. The fire truck from Station No. 1 as stuck was stuck\r\nfor about 40 minutes.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nWard says the sinkhole was roughly eight feet long, six feet wide\r\nand five feet deep. It opened up beneath the back wheels. The truck\r\nwas pulled out of the hole by a tow truck, suffering minor damage.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nOn-site reporter Devin Fehely said local residents worried\r\ntheir homes would be affected and whether the street’s sewer line\r\nhad been damaged.\r\n

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