Accidents - Disasters - Fires - Floods - Tragedies
Sep. 13, 1957 - Thirteen Houses - Two Shops Swallowed by 120ft. Crater in Lanchashire Street. A creeping earthquake is swallowing houses, one after another, in the Lanchashire Town of Farnworth. By last night thirteen houses and two shops have been wrecked and more than 350 people have been evacuated but nobody was hurt. The crater was started by a fracture in sewage drain 19ft. down. It is feared that if there is more rain, the rate and area of the land collapsed would increase the whole area lives in fear of their homes disappearing. Keystone Photo Shows: The scene as the crater stretches across the roadway - in Farnworth, Lancashire
Picture No
13183122
Media ID
46922431
Size
5108px x 3742px
(1.1MB)
Credit
(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone
