In a development that should send a chill down the spine of every citizen of St. Louis especially considering the citys efforts to revitalize its violence-plagued downtown a sinkhole spontaneously appeared in the city's downtown, swallowing a car that had been parked street side.
And even more concering, city officials say they have no idea how it happened.
Vincent Foggie, of the city's water division, said the hole was missing mounds of dirt that normally support the road's asphalt-topped concrete. He called such voids large enough to swallow a vehicle a rarity in the city.
"We don't know what happened," Foggie said. "I have no idea where the dirt went."