Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Hospital security video shows footage of three cars falling straight into a sinkhole in the parking lot.
A large sinkhole opened in the parking lot of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on Monday afternoon, swallowing a number of cars and prompting emergency services to scramble units to the area.
Seven fire trucks rushed to the scene. There were no injures in the incident.
The sinkhole is believed to have been formed as a result of nearby construction work for a new route at the entrance of Jerusalem. A tunnel under construction, which also runs underneath the hospital and parking lot, appeared to have partially collapsed, according to Hebrew-language media reports.
Police said they received a report of “a collapse” in the parking lot of the hospital.
Video shared on social media showed cars tumbling into a pit that grew in size as its walls collapsed.
The hospital had recently opened a new parking lot able to accommodate several hundred vehicles. However, the pit appeared to have opened in the area of the old parking lot, near the pay station at the exit.
The Fire and Rescue Service said that in addition to the seven fire trucks that were sent to the scene, a special rescue unit was also dispatched to search for any people who may have been trapped inside vehicles that dropped into the hole. Read more from Times of Israel
Update from Shaare Zedek* Hospital
The structure of the gates of justice* is completely safe and there is no danger in it. Shaare Zedek continues to operate as usual – all clinics, institutes and all services and appointments will be carried out as usual. You can get all the information at the information center of Shaare Zedek.
*Shaare Zedek translates as “Gates of Justice”.
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