What started as a small crack quickly grew into a devastating blow for a Central Florida couple who watched a sinkhole swallow part of their home on Tuesday. It was hard to watch,” Ellen Miller, who had lived in the Apopka home with her husband, Gary, for five decades, told Fox 35 Orlando. “Fifty years, both of my girls came home from the hospital there.”It was just 24 hours earlier that the 69-year-old grandmother said they first noticed a small crack in the sidewalk behind her home. During a closer inspection, she saw that the house appeared to be sinking and the wall’s stucco was separating. They figured they’d have a professional take a look the next day, but during the early morning hours, the walls started to open.

Source: Huffington Post September 20, 2017 16:52 UTC