Sinkhole opens up in Central Fla. neighborhood

Sinkhole opens between 2 homes in The Villages

Courtesy: Helicon Properties Inc.

THE VILLAGES, Fla. – Sumter County officials confirmed a sinkhole opened up between two homes in a Villages neighborhood Saturday morning.

Firefighters were called to a home on Chalmer Terrace around 8:52 a.m. after the hole was reported.

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Officials said they roped off the area but the home closest to the sinkhole was abandoned.

Crews are on scene trying waiting to see if the hole stabilizes.