COPLAY, Pa. — A water main break on a street in Lehigh County has expanded into a sinkhole and forced two families from their homes.
It all started Sunday night in a neighborhood in Coplay.
Crews are actively doing work to resolve the water main break and fix the giant sinkhole.
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69 News saw a handful of trucks bringing in stone to work to slowly fill the hole.
South Fourth Street has been closed for three days now.
Municipal Authority officials say crews responded to the break around 5 p.m. Sunday.
Workers have been observing the problems beneath the road surface.
Utilities are out at a twin home on the street, but officials say other homes still have safe water.
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Two families were advised to evacuate their homes.
The Northampton Borough Municipal Authority is working with the Coplay Borough and Coplay-Whitehall Sewer Authority.
There is no word on when the work will be completed.
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