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Water main break in Hemingway Monday night.
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Water main break in Hemingway Monday night.

How can one tell by looking at a hole...if it is a sinkhole or a watermain break?
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Because they had to repair the line. The ground was solid below the line.
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How can one tell by looking at a hole...if it is a sinkhole or a watermain break?
It does look like it broke because of the sinkhole.
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The beginning of a new rumor..........................
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It was not a sinkhole it was a water line break.
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What street?
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thank goodness only a water main break
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