It was underneath a house in Tampa, Florida
"The entire house is on the sinkhole," Damico said.
Engineers arrived at the scene later in the morning and began working to get measurements of how wide and deep the sinkhole is. From the outside, there were no cracks or visible signs of damage to the home. The front door was open, but taped off.
Janell Wheeler told the Tampa Bay Times she was inside the house with four other adults, a child and two dogs when the sinkhole opened.
"It sounded like a car hit my house," she said.
It was dark. She remembered screams and one of her nephews rushing to rescue his brother, trapped in the debris.
Wheeler's house was condemned. The rest of the family went to a hotel but she stayed behind with her dog, sleeping in her car.
"I just want my nephew," she said through tears.
I'm struck by how the simple details come through in this piece:
The Entire house is on the sinkhole
four adults
a child
two dogs
It was Dark
The rest of the family went to a hotel
but she stayed behind to say,
through tears,
I just want my nephew.
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