Overview
- Los Angeles County firefighters investigating a reported gas main break found a roughly 30-by-30-foot sinkhole at the oceanfront property on Tuesday that had collapsed the driveway.
- Southern California Gas Company crews shut off the damaged gas line and responders also reported a broken water line while workers set cones and monitored the site for further failures.
- No injuries or evacuations were reported and the house appeared unoccupied and under renovation when responders discovered the collapse.
- Photos and aerial video show construction materials, fence panels, a port-a-potty and large concrete fragments in the chasm, and on-scene crews are conducting a structural assessment to determine damage to the residence.
- The property is a roughly 4,000-square-foot Malibu home Cage bought in 2024 for $10.5 million, and local officials say the heavy rain and high surf that have battered the Southern California coast can rapidly erode the ground beneath oceanfront foundations and utilities.