Rideau Street sinkhole grows in downtown Ottawa
No injuries were reported but power and water services were disrupted
A van was swallowed by a massive sinkhole that formed next to a construction trench on Rideau Street, forcing the evacuation of the Rideau Centre and surrounding businesses, and shutting down roads in a downtown core already clogged by construction.
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The road began to collapse around 10:30 a.m.
Ottawa sink hole. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottawasinkhole?src=hash">#ottawasinkhole</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcott?src=hash">#cbcott</a> <a href="https://t.co/a2db5vw5g0">pic.twitter.com/a2db5vw5g0</a>
—@DarrenCHodderThe sinkhole grew as water gushed in.
Not looking good on Rideau/Sussex. Avoid the area completely. Hope everyone is ok. <a href="https://t.co/j2uNS7J6a4">pic.twitter.com/j2uNS7J6a4</a>
—@JeffyE1979And swallowed a van in the process.
Guys I just saw a car get sucked into the sinkhole <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottawasinkhole?src=hash">#ottawasinkhole</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sinkhole?src=hash">#sinkhole</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottawa?src=hash">#ottawa</a> <a href="https://t.co/7YyaHpzudr">pic.twitter.com/7YyaHpzudr</a>
—@_SophsterThe sinkhole was a massive puddle in the afternoon.
Here's a view from up high.
By 6 p.m., cement trucks were lined up to fill the hole.
Special cement expected to expand to prevent hole from widening <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottnews?src=hash">#ottnews</a> <a href="https://t.co/cYmJUbVmUy">pic.twitter.com/cYmJUbVmUy</a>
—@cfedioHere's a look at the special cement being pumped into the sinkhole. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottnews?src=hash">#ottnews</a> <a href="https://t.co/iLMOqKGiGk">pic.twitter.com/iLMOqKGiGk</a>
—@CBCOttawaAnd it appears it's not the first time Rideau Street has collapsed.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RideauSinkhole?src=hash">#RideauSinkhole</a> baby photo? Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario. 1924 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottnews?src=hash">#ottnews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sinkhole?src=hash">#sinkhole</a> <a href="https://t.co/nBi29ZSM1O">pic.twitter.com/nBi29ZSM1O</a>
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