Post by L Roebuck on Sept 16, 2005 7:56:55 GMT -5
Sinkhole makes for smelly happy hour
Associated Press
September 12, 2005
MILTON, Fla. — Happy hour customers had just started enjoying themselves at Ollie's Neighborhood Grill when the room started getting funky — for real.
A sinkhole, likely caused by an underground spring, sent a steady stream of water flowing beneath the floors Thursday and caused the building to sink about six inches in some places, said owner Andy Leach.
"The floor seems to be moving,'' said Milton Fire Chief John Reble. "I've never seen anything the likes of this before. It's caused quite a bit of structural damage to the slab.''
Reble initially suspected a broken water main but testing determined the flow was from a natural source because it lacked chlorine used to treat drinking water.
"This happened just in time for happy hour — unhappy hour now,'' Leach said.
Santa Rosa County building inspector Bobby Burkett said the building may have to be condemned and razed.
"You're not hardly going to stop an underground spring,'' he said.
www.startribune.com/stories/1451/5609637.html
Associated Press
September 12, 2005
MILTON, Fla. — Happy hour customers had just started enjoying themselves at Ollie's Neighborhood Grill when the room started getting funky — for real.
A sinkhole, likely caused by an underground spring, sent a steady stream of water flowing beneath the floors Thursday and caused the building to sink about six inches in some places, said owner Andy Leach.
"The floor seems to be moving,'' said Milton Fire Chief John Reble. "I've never seen anything the likes of this before. It's caused quite a bit of structural damage to the slab.''
Reble initially suspected a broken water main but testing determined the flow was from a natural source because it lacked chlorine used to treat drinking water.
"This happened just in time for happy hour — unhappy hour now,'' Leach said.
Santa Rosa County building inspector Bobby Burkett said the building may have to be condemned and razed.
"You're not hardly going to stop an underground spring,'' he said.
www.startribune.com/stories/1451/5609637.html