False alarm - Seffner sinkhole drama

I learned that recently filled sinkholes are steamy.  To someone, steam resembles smoke. Of course that someone called Hillsborough County Fire Rescue and reported a fire at my sinkhole tonight.

Seriously.

False alarm. I'm sure Bay News 9 will be at the scene soon interviewing anyone who walks by.

Day 4 of filling the Seffner sinkhole

Cement mixes with the foam to create a grout that is lighter than the soil/sand currently in the yard. 20 trucks so far this week and probably 3-4 more today. They expect to be done with this process this afternoon. Next the ground is tested again. After that passes, top soil will be added and they are done.

Seffner Sinkhole - 5 more truckloads so far today

Sinkhole 1/4 full -- Seffner

Seffner sinkhole being filled - drone photos

I have to post these in small groups due to the size of the photos. I have some videos too and when I figure out how to get them out of Dropbox and in to YouTube I will post the links.  The drone is very cool. This is a guy who lives in the neighborhood and does this as a hobby, films weddings, etc.

The contractors are in the red shirts.  Engineer in green. No way I would get that close!

Slowly filling the sinkhole - drone photo - Seffner

Three ring circus continues

Engineers at sinkhole

My insurance adjustor and engineer arrived.   Survey and ground testing equipment has been requested and so the process begins.   They need a few hours to get started so I'm headed home and will return later.  My duplex in the distance. Nighbor's garage in foreground with tile roof.

Sinkhole day two

The house on the right side of this photo with the brown roof is my duplex. I don't live here. I had a tenant in this side of the house. She was evacuated Friday night. The other side was recently vacated and 100% rehabbed. In fact, I just had $1200 worth of carpet installed last week. I have to laugh or else I would cry. I also replaced a bathtub and put a surround in the shower. Crazy, right? I'm in shock. I've been in a two day shock.

Another view from the sky

In this picture, the neighbor's garage is in the bottom right corner.  My house/duplex is in the upper center.