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Pembroke Pines Sinkhole Swallows Fire Truck

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Broken Watermain Floods Firetruck

PEMBROKE PINES (CBS4) – A Pembroke Pines fire engine found itself in quite the predicament when it lodged it’s front tires in a sinkhole.

City officials said a water main break caused the sinkhole in the 7200 block of Pines Boulevard just before 5 p.m. Thursday.

The truck, which is accustomed to rescuing others, was in need of a tow. The stretch of roadway was closed off to traffic while crews worked to cap the leak and free the firetruck.

No injuries were reported.

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  • Joe

    What’s going on with the water mains on Pembroke Pines Blvd. This is the second one in two days. I hope the brains of the operation with the water mains in Pines is having them checked because there is an obvious problem.

  • Concerned taxpayer

    I am sure the inspectors turned their backs on the work when it was installed.

  • gators0088

    my question is why would you park the fire truck in the hole

  • captainmidnight

    Pembroke Pines “NEARLY” sinkhole????????????????? Who writes these articles????

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