Moment huge sinkhole swallows petrol station with customers inside
Moment 15-metre-deep sinkhole swallows petrol station with customers inside
- A large sinkhole suddenly opened in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday, 2 February, causing a petrol station to collapse into a 15-metre-deep crater.
- Surveillance footage captured the moment the ground gave way, with some witnesses running to the edge of the hole while others fled.
- Two individuals sustained injuries and were taken to a local hospital, where they are reported to be in a stable condition.
- Initial investigations indicate that excavation work at a nearby construction site may have destabilised the ground, triggering the collapse.
- This incident marks the second sinkhole to occur in Cairo within a two-month period, with further investigations currently underway.
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