Caversham house damaged as 'sinkhole' appears in road
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Cracks appear in a house and the driveway sinks when a hole opens up in a road following a water pipe burst.
Firefighters cordoned off the property after being called to the leak on Kidmore Road, Caversham, Berkshire on Sunday evening.
A Thames Water spokesman said engineers were investigating the cause of the hole "as a matter of priority".
Neighbours said a similar incident happened on the same road about 20 years ago.
BBC reporter Nikki Mitchell said the driveway of the house had "sunk about 2ft" and said a number of cracks could be seen across the house.
A structural engineer is to inspect the property.
People are being asked to move their cars away from the road.
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