SEFFNER, Fla. (WTSP) -- The 20-foot sinkhole that opened up on Wednesday on Faithway Drive in Seffner after swallowing a man alive in 2013 while he was sleeping has been mostly filled by engineers, who say they plan to have all of the work wrapped up by the end of the day Thursday.
According to Ron Spiller of Hillsborough County Code Enforcement, crews expect to use between 170-200 cubic yards of gravel to secure the hole. They will also pump about 20,000 gallons of water into the sinkhole to compact the gravel, which will make the hole more study.
Spiller said they can't guarantee that the sinkhole won't cave in again, but if it does, it will not be any larger than the current hole, which was the plan of the engineers. But despite the reassurance of engineers that the area is safe and that no other homes are currently in danger, neighbors said they are still concerned more sinkhole activity could occur.
"I'm just worried that there'll be more showing up," said resident Thomas Garcia. "Because if you have one, you're going to have more."
Alice Ruisz of New York said she is visiting the Seffner area and had been considering a move to the area, but the sinkhole activity is making her reconsider. "You lay in the bed and sleep and you might be gone like the other guy," she said. "He was laying in the bed sleeping, and it took him away."
