Sinkhole swallows soccer field in Illinois in shocking video
A massive sinkhole stretching 100 feet opened up in an Illinois park on Wednesday, swallowing a light pole in the middle of recreational fields and leaving a deep, gaping hole in its wake.
A massive sinkhole stretching 100 feet opened up in an Illinois park on Wednesday, swallowing a light pole in the middle of recreational fields and leaving a deep, gaping hole in its wake.
The terrifying moment was caught on a nearby security camera Wednesday morning, showing an area between two soccer and football fields opening up around a light pole, sending it tumbling in and releasing plumes of smoke at Gordon Moore Park in the city of Alton, about 18 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri.
The hole, which opened up at 9:18 a.m., is about 100 feet wide and 30 feet deep, Alton Parks and Recreation Director Michael Haynes told NBC News.
Haynes said the sinkhole emerged because of “a mine collapse deep underground,” adding, “New Frontier Materials is responsible.”
Luckily, no one was on the field at the time, and no one was hurt, he said.
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