House demolished after sinkhole opens up in Ripon
Little remains of a house, which has had to be demolished after a 25 feet-wide sinkhole opened up in Ripon in North Yorkshire.
Huge sinkhole threatens Ripon homes
A sinkhole - said to measure 25 feet across - opened up beneath a house in Ripon, and left it on the brink of collapse.
People were evacuated from the house in Magdalen's Close in the city yesterday evening and today the building remains badly damaged but still standing.
Gregg Easteal reports.
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