30-metre sinkhole cuts off Madrid's Avenida de los Toreros
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The Avenida de los Toreros in the Salamanca district of Madrid was closed on Wednesday November 13 after a sinkhole measuring 30 metres long and six metres deep was created by the rupture of a water pipe.
At around 6pm, the Madrid City Council Fire Department withdrew after cutting the pipe to prevent water leakage and ensuring that no damage had occurred to the gas pipe.
The sinkhole, which has affected both Avenida de los Toreros and Calle Pilar de Zaragoza, is about 30 metres long and six metres deep.
During the prevention work, the firefighters have recovered two motorcycles that were parked on the road and had fallen into the hole.
From now on, once the area has been secured, Canal de Isabel II will manage the repair of the pipeline and the roadway.
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