Virginia residents and social media users are reacting after a woman who had been digging a giant tunnel under her home for more than a year was ordered by town officials to halt the viral project.
'Kala', identified as a homeowner and creator of the TikTok account @engineer.everything, received 7.7 million views after documenting the underground construction process.
According to a TikTok video posted at the time, on October 23, 2022, Kara told her 537,000 followers that she was working on a “new and complex project” in the basement of her home, “planning to build a rain shelter. “There is,” he said. .
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She revealed in the video that they have begun construction of a 30-foot entrance to the tunnel using hundreds of concrete blocks and hand-mixed concrete.
The main room is 22 feet underground and consists mostly of reinforcing bars and steel forms for pouring concrete, as Kara, who declined to give her last name online, pointed out on TikTok.
A Virginia woman named Kara went viral on TikTok after documenting the year-long construction process of building an underground tunnel beneath her home. (Courtesy: engineer.everything/Tiktok)
Those who have followed the journey of this virus online, some claiming to be neighbors, have commented on concerns about the safety and legality of the project, which is still under construction.
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“It's kind of crazy. It's kind of funny. I'm not going to lie. But no matter what she does, no matter what she likes, I certainly have some concerns about our The area around her is dirt or something. Just make sure she doesn't damage any property around her,” a woman who appears to live in Carla's area wrote in a Reddit thread dedicated to the viral project. In one of them I wrote:
“My main question is how far along is she? Is she still on her property or is she tunneling under her neighbor's property or is that Is it affecting local drainage or something?'' one user wrote.
Another source commented, “I just want to know how she's raising money.''
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In her latest video, Kara revealed that her construction project has been halted.
“They issued me a cease-and-desist order and I need an immediate evaluation by a professional engineer,” she said in the video.
“Fortunately, contrary to the rumors here, it's built entirely under the slab of my house, and it shouldn't be too difficult to get permits and approvals.”
The main chamber is 22 feet underground and is made of hundreds of concrete blocks and hand-mixed concrete. (Courtesy: engineer.everything/TikTok)
The City of Herndon contacted “Tunnel Girl” after being notified of the potential violation.
“The Town of Herndon has been notified of activity that may violate the State Uniform Building Code (USBC) in a residential area within the Town's corporate limits,” a representative for the Town of Herndon said in an email. he told Fox News Digital.
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“In accordance with standard procedures following such notification, representatives from the Building Official and Zoning Administrator’s Office conducted a site inspection on Thursday, December 7, 2023.”
“The town is working with the property owner to correct violations and ensure the property is safe and in compliance with code,” the town spokesperson added.
Many more people on social media claiming to be neighbors are sharing their thoughts on Reddit about the recent closure of the Kara tunnel project.
The women's tunneling project was halted after the town received a violation notice. A site survey will be required for this property in the future. (Courtesy: engineer.everything/TikTok)
“It doesn't seem safe by any means, but it seems much better than I expected when I first heard about it,” one user wrote.
“Will she have to go to town meeting to get approval? That little town hall room will be packed!” another person commented.
“I didn't think she was that close to me,” one user wrote.
This same person added, “The woman has been digging all the way under the house, digging quite far down. The whole mining operation is being set up.”
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Neighbors spoke to FOX 5 DC and said they noticed construction going on for several months.
“if [I] If I remember correctly, I think it was last summer, I just started hearing… not rocks exploding… just loud noises and sounds like someone digging in the dirt. ” he said.
The homeowner is reportedly waiting for permits to be processed in order to continue construction of the underground tunnel. “Representatives from the Building Authority and the Zoning Administrator's Office conducted a site inspection on Thursday, December 7, 2023,” the Town of Herndon told FOX News Digital. (Courtesy: engineer.everything/TikTok)
FOX 5 DC reported receiving information regarding the location of the home.
Reporters spoke directly to a local woman who confirmed that Kara lived in a nearby house, but she was not home at the time.
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Fox News Digital reached out to Kala via TikTok.
FOX 5 DC also reached out to Kara, but she declined further comment until the clearance process is complete, the station reported.
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