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Ambulance, stuck underneath the house. the house just fell through. >> what happened to the house? >> the bedroom floor just collapsed and my brother-in-law is in there. he is underneath the house. >> that chilling 911 call came after a man was swallowed by a sink hole as he slept in his florida home. officials are turning to the scene this morning, warning the hole is only growing larger and deeper. what causes this to happen in the first place and could it happen to you? joining us by phone is...

Most of the times. although you can get some warning signs. for instance, cracks in masonry, bricks and structures like that. the floor. opening, difficulty opening wind chill index does or closing doors. these are signs of settlement that may be related to sink holes but also related to other things. thats why you need to test to see exactly whats causing. >> there is some professor at states that are prone to sink holes. put these up on the screen this morning so if you live in some of these s...

In a vertical direction. and then was quickly covered by the material the surrounding parts of the hole. the hole actually got larger as the sink hole was in the process. >> professor, we often see stories of sink holes swallowing up cars on highways or otherwise damaging our infrastructure. is there any way to know where sink holes are likely to occur? >> yes. in fact, after i retired from the university of florida, i started a consulting business to tell people just that. what the potential is...

Surface. its caused by very old limestone that is near the surface that has been dissolving for millions of years. reach a point where you develop cavities and caverns in the limestone large enough that they are no longer able to support the roof of the cavity and the cavity collapses and anything above it, sand, clerics and any house that might be there, they fall in and you have the surface depression that we call a sink hole. >> and, professor, explain how this 26-year-old young man jeff, who...