Crews in Ford City responded to reports of a crevasse near Cedar Street and Taft Highway Monday morning.
The deep open crack measured up to 6 feet wide, according to eyewitnesses. Kern County fire was on scene.
The opening has been filled and compacted. No homes were immediately threatened.
A video of the crevasse was posted on Facebook by the Taft News Network:
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