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Police investigate possible mine subsidence incident in Fayette County

WASHNGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Officials are investigating a possible mine subsidence incident in Fayette County.

Fayette County 911 told Channel 11 that units responded to the 100 block of Perry Avenue in Washington Township around 2:25 p.m.

Neighbors told Channel 11 that the people in one of the houses heard a “cracking or shifting” noise and were told to evacuate.

No other houses were evacuated or impacted by the incident.

Peoples Gas was on scene shutting off service to the affected house.

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