Sinkhole closes intersection near downtown Las Vegas
Sinkhole Blocks Las Vegas Traffic
A sinkhole at Oakey and Martin Luther King boulevards appeared Thursday, June 25, 2020. The hole is about 5 feet deep and forced the intersection to close. (L.E. Baskow / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Valley Water District workers excavate a sinkhole which opened up and damaged vehicles at Oakey and Martin Luther King boulevards on Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Las Vegas Valley Water District workers assess the damage from a sinkhole which opened up and damaged vehicles at Oakey and Martin Luther King boulevards on Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Las Vegas Valley Water District workers inspect a sinkhole which opened up and damaged vehicles at Oakey and Martin Luther King boulevards on Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Las Vegas Valley Water District workers repair a sinkhole which opened up and damaged vehicles at Oakey and Martin Luther King boulevards on Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Las Vegas Valley Water District workers inspect a sinkhole which opened up and damaged vehicles at Oakey and Martin Luther King boulevards on Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Las Vegas Valley Water District workers begin to repair a sinkhole which opened up and damaged vehicles at Oakey and Martin Luther King boulevards on Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Las Vegas Valley Water District workers repair a sinkhole which opened up and damaged vehicles at Oakey and Martin Luther King boulevards on Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Las Vegas Valley Water District workers repair a sinkhole which opened up and damaged vehicles at Oakey and Martin Luther King boulevards on Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Updated June 25, 2020 - 8:25 pm
An intersection near downtown was closed Thursday afternoon after a sinkhole opened, Las Vegas police said.
Officers responded to Oakey and Martin Luther King boulevards at 3:43 p.m. after a sinkhole opened and damaged vehicles, according to police Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Damon Young.
Young said the sinkhole was about 12 feet by 12 feet and about 5 feet deep.
No one was seriously injured, and an officer was on scene to warn drivers, Young said.
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