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.
Specialist engineers working at sinkhole site
A sinkhole has opened up under a detached house, leaving part of the structure close to collapse and people living nearby worried about the future of their properties.
The 25ft (7.6m) wide hole opened up beneath the 100-year-old building in Magdalen's Close in Ripon, North Yorkshire.
Firefighters rescued a dog from the property before the whole area was sealed off.
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