Massive Sinkhole Swallows Bike in Shenzhen's Futian District

By Sky Gidge, February 21, 2017

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Around 3pm on Monday afternoon a yawning sinkhole opened up behind a Futian District building, swallowing an unattended bike. 

The sinkhole was about three meters deep, accordng to a Southern Metropolis Daily report. Pictures show it running a few meters along a wall.

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Arriving on the scene behind the Gangxia-area Caifu building, a Southern Metropolis Daily reporter spoke to two people who surmised the sinkhole was due to construction in the area.

READ MORE: Massive Sinkhole Swallows 4 Cars in Jiangxi

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Last Wednesday residents of a nearby building received a notice that subway construction would mean the closure of a nearby parking lot.

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By Tuesday morning the sinkhole had been filled with sand and roped off. 

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Chinese language news reporters arrived Tuesday morning to film video of the sand-filled hole.

"This is nothing. It's just construction work," a guard said, standing just outside the roped off area around the sinkhole on Tuesday.

READ MORE: Brave Cop Stops Sinkhole from Swallowing Up Cars

[Images via Shenzhen Da Jian Shi, Sky Gidge]

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