Water line break causes large sinkhole near motel, Martinsburg WV
Other Non-Crime EventA large hole formed near America's Best Inn due to a broken water line. The sinkhole measures about seven feet wide and eight feet deep. Emergency units responded and the water department was contacted to address the issue.
Audio|Source: Berkeley County Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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Berkeley, Company 40, Company 30, 5 personal response.
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Sinkhole,
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near 1997 Edwin Miller Boulevard,
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America's Best Inn,
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(number withheld).
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There's one turned up like a stage circle, cross trees,
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Lance Way. Caller Buzz, there's an older neighbor, normally goes out every morning to smoke.
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Caller Buzz, he sees him leaning up against the garage door, but he's not moving at all.
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The caller wasn't exactly sure of the residence.
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It's going to be a tan townhouse with an older blue Honda cord and older maroon truck right at the mailbox's right-hand corner all the way towards the end of the street.
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So he's been standing against the garage for a while, not moving.
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So I'm attack 1, (number withheld).
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Correct.
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On the road, (number withheld).
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Repression 30 with two.
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Copy rest convention 30 responding with 2 for a sinkhole.
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1997 Edwin Miller Boulevard
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America's Best Inn
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Somewhere read on this channel (number withheld).
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Berkeley.
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Berkeley, Medicare, now walk back in service.
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Copy (number withheld) back in service, (number withheld).
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Thank you so, Marksburg.
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I'll be out the Cali Island Rocks for fuel.
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Okay.
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Virginia (number withheld). Wade in my, thank you, 4.
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(number withheld), Virginia 20 at Whiskey, Zulu, 5Trot, (number withheld).
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One piece by log speed.
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(number withheld), I'm taking.
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It'll be (number withheld).
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33 left harness.
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I'm out of warm strength middle.
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Ten floor.
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I'm direct.
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650 and the man door going into the house has been unsecured.
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Tempor, I copy.
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The door going into the house is open, I'm secure.
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The LA 280-stage circle, cautious, rainway, rescue company, medic 15, (number withheld).
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(number withheld) on scene out of those good.
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Cover us going to 30 on scene.
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And remember the boulevard, (number withheld).
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104.
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Say, 50 Markers-on,
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and I'm a second to you, sign, we're sleeping.
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Sheriff's office on the scene out with an older immune patient.
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Column session, the time.
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Rescution 30, before the unit and two from the turn, Great, Berkeley.
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Rescution at 31, man.
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Contact the Water Department.
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They've got a line that's busted the ground.
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It's called so.
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Call it's about a seven-foot wide by eight-foot deep hole.
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For status.
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Commissioner 31,
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calling the water department.
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Line break causing a sinkhole about 7 foot wide and 8 foot deep.
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7 foot wide, 8 foot deep hole.
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Probably squad 40 on C.
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Martinsburg, WV
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