CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. (WPVI) — Water and gas have been restored to a majority of customers in Conshohocken after a massive sinkhole opened up on West 10th Avenue.<\/p>\n
Crews responded to the area around 10 p.m. Wednesday night to find water pouring down the street. Neighbors say a short time later, a sinkhole opened up.<\/p>\n
The damage left dozens of residents in the neighborhood without heat and water.<\/p>\n
“I heard it’s like at least 12 feet deep,” said resident Elisabeth Most.<\/p>\n
People in the area were shocked to see the hole grow to be nearly as wide as the street.<\/p>\n
“Somebody could have drove into that hole. That’s a pretty big hole,” said Mike Moyer of Conshohocken.<\/p>\n
Elisabeth Most said she heard a loud bang and ran outside. She recorded a video from her front porch showing water from the broken main shooting up into the street.<\/p>\n
“Moments after, my neighbor across the street moved his car, the sinkhole opened up,” Most said.<\/p>\n
The hole continued to expand, and crews spent much of Thursday inside it repairing the water main and underground gas equipment that was damaged.<\/p>\n
“We were pretty alarmed. We were like, ‘Uhh, we smell gas!'” Most said.<\/p>\n
“We went out and could smell the gas; we had to keep the door shut. Then, after a while, we turned the water on, no water. No gas, heat was off,” Moyer said.<\/p>\n
At one point, 83 PECO customers were without gas service, and about 50 Aqua customers were without water.<\/p>\n
Some families left the neighborhood to seek warmer shelter.<\/p>\n
“We’ll stay somewhere warm. Hopefully it’s resolved by tonight,” said Erin Catalino of Conshohocken.<\/p>\n
“I know some neighbors have already gotten a hotel or they’re staying with family,” Most added.<\/p>\n
For those who remained, workers delivered cases of water and brought in a water truck so residents could fill buckets.<\/p>\n
“It probably could have been way worse. Luckily, no one’s car fell in; luckily, nothing exploded. It’s scary stuff,” Most said.<\/p>\n
As of the latest update, all but six PECO customers have had their gas service restored. Those six customers will be without gas until early Friday morning, and a spokesperson said they were provided space heaters.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Aqua said all but four customers had their water turned back on by 5:30 p.m. on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
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