A sinkhole opened up at the intersection of 57th and Media streets in West Philadelphia Wednesday morning.
SkyForce10 was over the scene and a large sinkhole could be seen in the middle of the intersection where a crosswalk was. There were tape and barriers blocking the area off and there was visible debris that could be seen in the hole in the ground.
Traffic is stopped at the corner of Media Street but is unaffected on 57th Street at the intersection.
NBC10's Deanna Durante spoke with residents in the area who told her that the water department was in that neighborhood a month ago.
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Crews dropped dye into the hole and pumped water in to try and follow the flow. Workers also suited up and went underground to try to see if anything could have caused a blockage or line break.
A gas line was visible and gas crews were also on the scene.
It is unclear what caused the sinkhole to collapse at this time.
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