Sinkholes form when underground rock dissolves or sediment washes away and the surface collapses. Luis Diaz Devesa/Moment Collection/Getty Images

Why Philly has so many sinkholes

Sinkholes are fairly common in Philadelphia due to aging water lines that leak or burst, causing the surrounding soil to wash away.

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