Nine homes in Egremont in West Cumbria have been evacuated Credit: ITV BorderThe collapse of the old mineshaft made a hole in the ground around 75 feet wide. Credit: ITV Border
Nine homes in Egremont in West Cumbria have been evacuated after the collapse of an old mineshaft.
A drilling rig being used to cap the mine with concrete fell around 50 feet into the shaft this afternoon.