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Calgary fire crews were called to the community of Glendale just before noon Tuesday to help rescue a recycling truck from a sinkhole.
CFD Public Information Officer Carol Henke says fire crews were called around 11:30am to an alley behind Grove Hill Road.
When they arrived, they found a recycling truck with one wheel stuck in the hole and a broken oil line on the truck.
Emergency crews at the scene told Global News that the hole was about two meters across, over a meter deep and full of water.
The Calgary Hazmat team was called out Tuesday (May 7, 2024) to help clean up an oil spill after a recycling truck got stuck in a large sinkhole.
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A hazard crew was called in to help contain the spill and clean up the spill.
Henke says a tow truck also had to be called in to remove the recycling truck from the sinkhole.
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There were no injuries.
The City of Calgary says emergency repair efforts are underway to restore water service to the 17 homes that have been affected.
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