Louisiana sinkhole expected to keep residents away at least a month

Source: CNN

Residents living near a sinkhole in a southern Louisiana bayou are not expected to be allowed to return home for at least another month, officials said Friday.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the slurry-filled hole, which is roughly the size of a football field.

Specifically, they are looking into whether a nearby salt cavern could be to blame and have ordered the company that is responsible for that cavern to drill a relief well.

The process is expected to take up to 40 days, said Assumption Parish President Martin Triche. Until the well is drilled, authorities do not anticipate lifting the evacuation order that affects approximately 150 homes.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/10/us/louisiana-bayou-sinkhole/index.html

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13 replies	Author	Time	Post
Louisiana sinkhole expected to keep residents away at least a month (Original post)	alp227	Aug 2012	OP
150 homes?	RobertEarl	Aug 2012	#1
"the hole is believed to be close to a well containing 1.5 million barrels of liquid butane"	Spitfire of ATJ	Aug 2012	#2
This is a HUGE factor	Berlum	Aug 2012	#9
What do you expect when the people who are supposed to represent us admire greed?	Spitfire of ATJ	Aug 2012	#10
Brought back some memories....	Historic NY	Aug 2012	#12
Coke, Pepsi, or Nestle?	Crow73	Aug 2012	#3
I do love me some slurry.	harmonicon	Aug 2012	#4
Another hidden cost of oil drilling - sinkholes.	grahamhgreen	Aug 2012	#5
Thanks for posting that - I remembered seeing it	csziggy	Aug 2012	#11
There was another big one somewhere	davidpdx	Aug 2012	#6
Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry	dipsydoodle	Aug 2012	#7
Let's not forget the one in Guatemala a few years ago.	Spitfire of ATJ	Aug 2012	#8
I'd make a joke but I'll keep it to myself	sakabatou	Aug 2012	#13

Response to alp227 (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:57 AM

RobertEarl (2,928 posts)

1. 150 homes?

Wow. I guess people who live in that area really like living on the edge? To me, doesn't seem like the safest place to be. Living below the river, above the salt domes, and in the hurricanes? My advice: Head for the hills, folks!

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Sat Aug 11, 2012, 01:06 AM

Spitfire of ATJ (7,392 posts)

2. "the hole is believed to be close to a well containing 1.5 million barrels of liquid butane"

The first explosion in this video is a tiny fraction of the amount mentioned.

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Sat Aug 11, 2012, 06:50 AM

Berlum (3,719 posts)

9. This is a HUGE factor

Massive abuse of the land - fracking, salt domes, and all the rest of that dark shit -- has brought us to the brink of this plug ugly catastrophe. All the direct result of greedy selfish degenerate "Republican Family 1% Values."

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Sat Aug 11, 2012, 06:58 AM

Spitfire of ATJ (7,392 posts)

10. What do you expect when the people who are supposed to represent us admire greed?

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Sat Aug 11, 2012, 10:57 AM

Historic NY (19,737 posts)

12. Brought back some memories....

that roar......... We had a few major fires years ago and its that sudden sound before the bleve. I saw an LPG tank cut right through a fire truck & keep going.

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Sat Aug 11, 2012, 02:09 AM

Crow73 (159 posts)