Traffic & Transit
Massive Bushwick Sinkhole Almost Swallows Car, FDNY Says
An enormous hole opened up underneath a black sedan on Evergreen Avenue and Decatur Street Thursday morning, officials said.
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — A massive sinkhole almost swallowed a car in Bushwick Thursday morning, according to officials and witnesses.
The sinkhole opened up underneath a car near Evergreen Avenue and Decatur Street about 8:25 a.m, the FDNY said.
Good morning in #Bushwick. Street caved in on Evergreen Ave at Decatur St. Photo: @MarioKaiserNYC cc: @NY1 @THECITYNY pic.twitter.com/MVirkEj15m
— Gypsy Guillén Kaiser (@GypsyGuillenKai) August 1, 2019
Video shows police and a team of what appear to be city officials pulling the black sedan out of the hole.
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Brooklyn - Car falls into giant sinkhole at Evergreen Ave and Decatur St in #Bushwick. No injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/4rjohvLZJZ
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) August 1, 2019
The car had already been pulled away from the hole by the time FDNY emergency responders arrived, said an FDNY spokesperson.
No one was injured, said the FDNY.
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