Sinkhole opens up on San Francisco street

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WE KNOW WHAT IS COMING OUR WAY FOR SUPER BOWL WEEKEND BACK IN THE BAY. COMING UP IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. >>> BACK TO THAT SINKHOLE IN SAN FRANCISCO, IT WAS ON A BUSY STREET JUST AS A VEHICLE WAS DRIVING OVER IT. CITY CREWS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY SHOULD FIX IT, HOW TO SLOW DOWN THE RIDE THROUGH THE DISTRICT. JOINING US LIVE IN THE MISSION. >> Reporter: I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, WE ARE AT 14th STREET. ONE LANE OF THIS STREET HAS REOPENED. A LOT OF CREWS ARE HERE FROM THE CITY. YOU CAN SEE THAT MAN WITH THAT PAINT GUN. HE'S BASICALLY MARKING OFF THE AREA THAT IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO BE CLEARED. THEY ARE GOING TO FILL THAT LARGE HOLE. THAT IS A PORTION OF THE SINKHOLE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHEN WE ARRIVED THIS AFTERNOON, PROBABLY AROUND 1: 30 OR SO, THE VEHICLE THAT DROVE OVER IT, THE DRIVER WAS QUITE SURPRISED WHEN IT ALL HAPPENED. JUST BEFORE GETTING TO THE INTERSECTION OF 14th AND GUERRERO, JAMIE MICHAELS SAID THAT HER DRIVING TO GO HAYWIRE. >> MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT A BOMB WENT OFF. I HEARD A BIG EXPLOSION. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT POSSIBLY COULD HAVE CAUSED THAT. WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR. >> Reporter: WARNING LIGHTS IN THE SUV OFF LAST. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A HALT. WHEN SHE AND HER PASSENGER GOT OUT, THEY NOTICED TWO OF THE TIRES WERE BLOWN OUT. SIZABLE HOLES IN THE PAVEMENT, SAYING THAT THEY WENT OVER IT. >> WE WERE IN SHOCK. WE WERE HAPPY THAT WE WEREN'T AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SINKHOLE. THAT'S PRETTY DEEP. IT GOES ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE STREET. >> Reporter: POLICE REALIZED AND TAPED OFF THE STREET. THEY CHECKED THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE OKAY. CITY CREWS TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW DEEP AND HOW WIDE THE SINKHOLE IS. THEY HAVE THEIR FIRST ANSWER. THEY SAY IT IS ABOUT EIGHT FEET DEEP. THE QUESTION IS NOW WHETHER THE RAIN IS GOING TO DISRUPT THE PROCESS. IT IS SURROUNDED BY FREEWAY RAMPS. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY DRIVERS THAT USE IT. THEY HAD JUST BORROWED THEIR FRIENDS SUV TO GO SHOPPING. IT HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY. >> WE WANT THINKING THAT WE WERE GOING TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING. >> Reporter: IT IS NOT CLEAR IF RAIN IS TO BLAME. THEY HAVE HEAVY RAINS EARLIER IN THE DAY. THE WEATHER HAD CLEARED UP READ THIS AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED. >> Reporter: YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, ALL THE PAVEMENT AND CONCRETE THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CLEARED BY THESE CREWS. THEY ARE CONTINUING TO MARK OFF THIS LARGE, EVENTUALLY GOING TO HAVE TO BE FILLED IN HOLE. I'M LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF HER -- OTHER DIVOTS IN THE PAVEMENT. THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE CONCERNED AT THE MOMENT. THEY DO SAY THAT THEY WILL HAVE THIS PARTICULAR HOLE DUG UP, FILLED IN AGAIN, AND REPAIRED. THEY ARE HOPING FOR BEFORE TRAFFIC TOMORROW MORNING, DURING THE
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Channel: NBC Bay Area
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Length: 3min 10sec (190 seconds)
Published: Thu Feb 08 2024
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