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Mike Nester | for WFMZ-TV

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – What started as a routine Monday afternoon quickly turned into a safety concern for neighbors in one Allentown block.

A sinkhole opened along the 1200 block of North 15th Street between Fairmount and Woodlawn streets on Monday afternoon, according to the Lehigh County Authority.

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Mike Nester | for WFMZ-TV

Officials say the call came in around 1 p.m.

As a safety precaution, two homes were evacuated, and both families have been relocated to a hotel. No injuries were reported.

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Mike Nester | for WFMZ-TV