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A massive sinkhole opened near Nicolas Cage’s $10.5 million Malibu mansion on September 8, causing extensive damage to a private road and evacuating residents from 31 oceanfront homes due to structural dangers and blocked emergency access. The collapse measures up to 25 feet deep and spans 60 by 30 feet wide, triggered by severe coastal erosion exacerbated by Hurricane Marie’s high tides and waves. Officials have red-tagged seven homes for structural risk and another 24 for lack of emergency vehicle access.
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A massive sinkhole opened up on September 8, 2024, near Nicolas Cage's $10.5 million mansion in Malibu, California, causing significant damage to the area and forcing residents of 31 oceanfront homes to evacuate. The pit measures 25 to 30 feet deep and 30 by 60 feet wide, swallowing the soil beneath the private road and cutting off access for emergency vehicles. As a result, Malibu officials declared a local emergency at 6 p.m. that day, red tagging seven homes due to structural danger and another 24 because of unsafe access for emergency services. Geologists and engineers are now working to shore up the area, protect home foundations, and build temporary coastal erosion protection before eventually filling the crater and rebuilding the road.
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A huge black pit has opened directly beside the mansion as crews work from a boom lift over the wreckage.
Just beyond the homes, waves continue to slam into the coastline.
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waves → open → coastline
It is a nightmare view for residents of the gated Sea Level Drive community, where the collapse swallowed the soil beneath the private road and wiped out the only route in and out.
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collapse → gate → route
The sinkhole opened around 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, and measures a whopping 25 to 30 feet deep and 30 by 60 feet wide.
And Cage’s home is reportedly right in the middle of the mess.
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home → open → mess
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The 62 year old actor bought the property for $10.5 million in 2024.
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actor → download → 2024
The disaster forced residents of 31 oceanfront homes to evacuate as officials scrambled to deal with structural dangers and the loss of emergency access.
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officials → force → access
Malibu officials declared a local emergency at 6 p.m. that day, red tagging seven homes over structural danger and another 24 because emergency vehicles could not safely reach them.
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vehicles → declare → them
The collapse also triggered a gas leak, forcing crews to shut off both gas and water lines.
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collapse → trigger → lines
Adding another ominous wrinkle, emergency crews had responded to a gas main break at the exact same property just two days earlier on Sept. 6.
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crews → add → Sept.
The source material attributes the collapse to severe coastal erosion, with powerful surf, high tides and waves brought to the coast by Hurricane Marie washing away the soil underneath the road.
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surf → attribute → road
Now geologists and engineers are racing to shore up the area, protect home foundations and build temporary coastal erosion protection before eventually filling the crater and rebuilding the road.
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geologists → race → road
Cage is known for films including “Face/Off,” “Con Air” and “Gone in 60 Seconds.”
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Cage → know → Seconds
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