Hum Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 A giant sinkhole that opened Monday on one of Montreal's busiest intersections swallowed a backhoe with a worker inside.The sinkhole emerged around 9:30 a.m., EDT, Monday as crews arrived in Montreal's downtown district to repair a city sewer pipe that had been reported leaking over the weekend, according to CTVNews."All of a sudden we saw from far that the whole street just caved in, and we could see the top of the tractor," eyewitness Christine Komorowski told CTV. "It was unbelievable."A backhoe with a worker inside manning the controls dropped right into the approximately 26 foot long, 16 foot wide and 9 foot deep hole, the CBC reported . The driver pulled himself out of the sinkhole and was uninjured but treated for shock.The roadway where the sinkhole occurred was closed to traffic as investigators determine what caused the ground to open."We think that the water leak was because of the sewer pipe?it's a broken sewer pipe," Emilie Miskdjian, a spokeswoman for the Ville-Marie borough, told the CBC.Authorities said they planned to bring in a crane as early as this afternoon to remove the backhoe. They are waiting to determine if the ground is strong enough to support the crane and to make sure they do not disrupt a nearby gas pipe, according to the CBC.source & video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RageOfFury Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 If you've ever drove around Montreal, you'll know that road holes are a fact of life there. The roads are pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahhell Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 In Soviet Russia, hole swallows you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Canada must not tax enuff. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaP Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Canada must not tax enuff. ;) Nah we just have high temperature differences and only half a year to work on the road at best ;) can go as low as around minus 35 in winter and as high as plus 35 in summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted August 7, 2013 Member Share Posted August 7, 2013 I live in fear of falling into a hole like that. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 ^ You will -- and there'll be snakes. :p +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewism Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Only in Montreal :glare: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaP Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Only in Montreal :glare: haha of course but things might change now that your fail mayor is out of office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewism Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Which one? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameboy1977 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Are there any image of sinkhole how does it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Was it a JCB or a CAT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisj1968 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 ^ You will -- and there'll be snakes. :p I'd fear falling in and ending up staring at Alice in wonderland :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted August 7, 2013 Member Share Posted August 7, 2013 ^ You will -- and there'll be snakes. :p Have you ever seen a grown man fly before? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 ^ Only Superman. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Are there any image of sinkhole how does it work? http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/sinkhole.htm http://www.relativelyinteresting.com/a-hole-in-the-earth-just-how-do-sinkholes-work/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohdekill Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I'd like to see them dig there way out of this mess....oh, wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 ^ A few tons of rocks and concrete --- it will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted August 7, 2013 Member Share Posted August 7, 2013 ^ A few tons of rocks and concrete --- it will be fine. You wouldn't be saying that if it was you at the bottom of that thing. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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