Sinkhole in Florida reopens

WTSP-TV

A sinkhole that swallowed a man in two years ago reopened Wednesday, Florida officials said.

The hole opened in Seffner, Fla., and is reportedly 20 feet in diameter. It is unclear how deep. Hillsborough County Fire rescue is on scene.

No one has been injured and no nearby homes have been evacuated, according to Ronnie Rivera of Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, the Associated Press reported. About 9 a.m., residents heard a loud noise and discovered the hole.

It is believed that this reopening may have been as a result from the heavy rains Pasco has seen in the past weeks.

In March 2013, the sinkhole opened and swallowed Jeff Bush, 36, as he was asleep in his house. Others in the house say it sounded like a car crash when the floors of two bedrooms in a house on Faithway Drive sank about 11 p.m.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputy Douglas Duvall burst into the house, saw Jeff's brother Jeremy Bush struggling and pulled him out. Jeremy and Duvall were unable to reach Jeff.

The body of Jeff Bush was never recovered, and the house was torn down. The lot remains empty, and there is a makeshift memorial at the scene.