I was a bit fine when I read it was an old mine until I saw the old car. The developers didn't even bother to pick that up. Are they hoping it will help to strengthen the foundation on the whole village? The developers clearly thought that since this is an abandon mine, why don't they just built a house on top of it. Clearly a case of greedy corporation.

I find it hard to believe that no one knew about the old mine shaft. There are records at city hall.

Who needs regulations?

The recurring nightmare I have where the earth opens up and randomly swallows me as I’m driving just came flooding back! 😳🥺

Many regions have undocumented mines, which can essentially be a timebomb. The US-side to this story is that directly the homeowners are massively suing anyone who could have been remotely connected to this, and claiming obviously much more than the worth of the home and the belongings. This just feels odd from the European perspective. Over here, you would have building insurance and very likely also a household contents insurance, which would routinely cover such a case. They might seek compensation againsst whoever grossly negiently ignored the old mine, but this is no concern for the house owner. To me this seems much more reasonable than to open dozens of lawsuits, hoping to make extra money from a personal desaster (losing owns home).

Imagine the anxiety of sleeping in a house that may sink into the ground at any moment...

They got gypped some as their property values sunk. Nothing miner about that.

The authors need to learn the term spelunker.

I guess no one bothered to study the land surveys? I live in the UK where there are many abandoned mines. An entrance to an old mine runs diagonally under the road about fifty meters from my house... under an abandoned lot. No one is allowed to build on it. Makes sense when you see the pictures in this post!

The car is solid proof that the situation was known to many.

WHAT! No one tried to save that car? That looks like a 1950s car.

In High School we explored these mines (1992-1996), along with those before and after us. Lots of old pabst cans there, spray paint on the walls, etc. I remember them being much larger though. I walked for hours in one of them (probably in circles though in fairness). They were definately known.

They should pull that old Classic Car Out of There!!

They should be suing the developers for millions, not thousands. Because that all needs to be either filled in somehow, or they need to move. Any of the houses built on top of that place can end up collapsing into a hole at any time.

What a gyp;sum-body's gonna pay!

I've got a sinking feeling about my new house...

I really feel sorry for all those people, you know the builders had to have known about all that before they built there! I'd sue them all, after I got that cool, old car out of there!

I seriously doubt the realtors knew. But they're being sued too.

That's another one for apocalypse bingo.

Ok, so I understand and completely agree with suing the developer, the title company (Who absolutely should have known since there would be a chain of title showing a mine in the area), the NHD company (assuming there was one in this state), the country and state for issuing permits and allowing construction. However, why are you suing the previous owners and agents? They likely had absolutely no idea nor did they have any way of knowing that there was a mine there. This is exactly something that is supposed to come up in the title report and Natural Hazards Disclosure report. That is specifically what they are for. Also, how in the hell, did the development get permitted? How could the state/county possibly deem it safe to build residences on top of a abandoned mine?

Scotland has no right to judge how we use products they sell. They need to judge themselves and stop selling it to anyone . What did they think they were used for?

“...residential homes were built over an abandoned gypsum mine. The authorities are already trying to figure out how this could’ve happened ...” I’ll tell you HOW it happened: Laissez-faire capitalism. Zero accountability. Corruption. PROFIT.

I'd be checking the boot of that submerged car to make sure there isn't a body in there!

How was this missed by the builders? Wouldn't due diligence have discovered this before the property was even purchased?

What type of car was that? Obviously it’s been known for a long time that there was a cavern underground

knock knock, it's the united states, we're just casually going to build houses on top of a mine that will collapse in a few hundred years.

What (who) was in the trunk?????????

The mining writes should still be owned by someone. Homeowners should Find out who and make them pay for improper maintenance or something along those lines and get them to pay off their mortgages. Or go after the district. The land should never have been sold for development in the first place.

They just didn,t know those homes featured subterranean parking

Where was the opening the car was tossed down I wonder.