LUZERNE, Pa. — Efforts to fill a mine subsidence in Luzerne County continue for a fourth day. The subsidence at Toby Creek, which opened up over the weekend, is raising concerning questions for people who live across the Wyoming Valley.
Newswatch 16 found more spots in the valley where water appears to be bubbling up out of the ground as work continues in Luzerne.
More truckloads of concrete were delivered Wednesday to the site of a mine subsidence on Toby Creek in Luzerne. So far, more than a dozen loads of concrete have been pumped into the stubborn hole that formed in Toby Creek.
"They think they're going to try to block it. I don't think it's going to work," said Rudy Adamchak of Swoyersville. "They're going to try to block that hole. That water is still going to rush into there and it's going to eventually still push it down."
As crews try to fill this hole, water continues to bubble up in spots across the Wyoming Valley.
Newswatch 16 showed you a field in Forty Fort. Now, the flooding behind Tripp Street is worse. The borough says it has confirmed this is mine water and is telling residents to keep their pets away as it should be considered hazardous.
Similar situations are popping up in Kingston between Sharpe and Poplar Streets and in Wilkes-Barre on Northampton Street behind the 109th Armory.
It’s unclear if the situations in Forty Fort and other areas of the West Side are connected to the subsidence in Luzerne, but residents are uneasy.
Crews say they are going to be at the scene until this hole is filled.