An industrial property adjacent to a construction site in Ventura has been red-tagged as several vehicles and structures have slid into a massive sinkhole.
According to an Instagram post from Ventura Forward, construction at the site, reportedly in the area of Thompson Boulevard and East Front Street, began a week ago.
“A water well was discovered during construction and the digging didn’t stop,” the post read. “Massive amounts of water have been pumped off location since construction started.”
In photos of the sinkhole, estimated to be around 25 feet, at least two pickup trucks are caught on top of the cracked and cratering asphalt on the other side of a fence housing the construction site.
Video footage of the sinkhole posted just a few hours later shows both trucks deeper in the hole with several other vehicles and a nearby structure likely threatened by the cratering earth.
In aerial footage captured by Sky5 Thursday afternoon, a third vehicle covered with a tarp was seen hanging precariously over the edge as the hole appeared to widen, putting a storage unit at risk and warping the construction site’s fence.
The area is a mix of residential and industrial properties, with the construction site, according to reporting from KTLA’s Gil Leyvas, set to become a luxury apartment building.
As of 6 p.m., there were no reports of any injuries, nor were there any signs of first responders or construction workers attempting to mitigate the sinkhole’s progression.
The property has been red-tagged, meaning it is unsafe and uninhabitable.
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