Tanker partially swallowed by sinkhole in Cherokee Co.
Jan 03, 2025
CHEROKEE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - Cherokee County officials have released photos of a tanker that was partially swallowed by a sinkhole and overturned along Blacksburg Highway.
Cherokee County Emergency Management shared the following photos with 7NEWS of a tanker hauling sodium hydroxide. Officials said about 50 percent of the vehicle was swallowed by the sinkhole in a parking lot off the highway.
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No product was spilled during the incident according to officials.
Officials said the load was transferred to another tanker before the vehicle was lifted out of the hole and placed upright.