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Water main break creates 15-foot-wide hole in Citrus Park woman's front yard

Crews are assessing the structure, working to stabilize it and ensure it does not grow.

Crews are assessing the structure, working to stabilize it and ensure it does not grow.

CITRUS PARK, Fla. -- One woman voluntarily left her home when a giant hole opened up in her front yard.

Following a water main break, the giant, 15-feet-wide by 4-feet-deep hole opened up early Wednesday, Feb. 7, near Mondragon Drive and Monterey Boulevard.

Crews are assessing the feature, working to stabilize it and ensure it does not grow.

Possible sinkhole on Mondragon Drive in Citrus Park. No injuries or evacuations. County crews on the scene. Live report at 5. pic.twitter.com/44iYfOV2Z1
— Emerald Morrow (@EmeraldMorrow) February 7, 2018

Water was shut off to about 14 homes but all still have power. The woman who left her home decided to leave as a precaution.

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