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In-ground pool swallowed by sinkhole in Schuylkill County

MAHANOY TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — County officials report a subsidence had swallowed an in-ground swimming pool in Schuylkill County Monday.

On December 16, around 2:00 a.m., the Schuylkill County Office of Emergency Management was told of a subsidence that opened up in the backyard of a home on Park Place Road in Mahanoy Township.  

On the scene, crews say where an in-ground pool was located in the backyard, a 50 ft by 70 ft subsidence opened, swallowing up the pool.

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Mahanoy Fire Department determined there was no impact on the home or utilities.

Officials say this is the second subsidence incident that happened at this location.