WATCH: Huge Sinkhole Swallows Portion Of Florida Home

A family in Apopka in central Florida narrowly escaped a giant sinkhole that was caught on camera swallowing a huge portion of their house Tuesday morning.

The massive sinkhole which opened up beneath the Miller's house in Orange County measured about 25 feet across and 15 feet deep, reported ABC affiliate WFTV.

Though emergency crew was summoned to the house Tuesday morning, the family said they started noticing the depression in the ground since Monday evening.

Orlando Sentinel reported that they hoped they’d be able fix the damage the next day.

However, the walls of the house started cracking before dawn on Tuesday. Ellen Miller, her husband, Garry Miller, and their two dogs were able to safely leave before the sinkhole gobbled a part of their home.

"We watched it all night and it got bigger and deeper and finally, at 4 in the morning I saw big, deep cracks in the bathroom. The tub was sinking and the window was coming loose, and I said, 'It's time to go,'” homeowner Ellen Miller told WFTV.

Family members picked up all the items they could from their home and moved it to the front lawn after calling the emergency services to the property on West Kelly Park Road by 8:22 a.m. Tuesday.

Duke Energy and building department officials were also called to the scene, stated ABC affiliate News 6.

A video taken by the Millers’ granddaugher Elena Hale — which was later circulated on social media — captured the moment when the back of the three-bedroom, two-bathroom house caved in about 9 a.m. A toilet along with a stove and other furniture and appliances sank into the 25-foot-wide crater.

"We made it through the hurricane. We were really, really lucky, and then this," Miller said. "This is the only home I know. It's the only home my kids know."

Although it is not clear if the sinkhole is a consequence of Hurricane Irma experts told WFTV that the floodwaters due to the hurricane have increased the chance of sinkholes. “When you have heavy rains, the chances of sinkholes up quite a bit,” said Dr. Manoj Chopra, an engineering professor at University of Central Florida.

Orlando Sentinel quoted Orange County sinkhole consultant and engineer Devo Seereeram saying the area where the Millers lived was prone to sinkholes because the limestone in the bedrock was especially porous and cavernous. The amount of dirt above the rock was also considered to be shallow. He added the most probable cause of the sinkhole would have been rain from Irma.

“Because it provides the water to push that sand into the cavities and cause the collapse,” Seereeram said. “Water is a very big driving force.”

Sinkholes are a recurring sight in Central Florida due to the composition of bedrock there. “Since the entire state is underlain by carbonate rocks, sinkholes could theoretically form anywhere,” said the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

In July, another massive sinkhole swallowed two homes in Florida and forced evacuation of other houses in the neighborhood. The 50-foot deep crater remained in place for days after that, prompting the deployment of engineers to secure the crumbling edges.