Videos capture giant sinkhole opening up in middle of Illinois soccer field
Nobody was on the field at the time of the collapse, and no one was hurt, according to Alton Mayor David Goins. All scheduled events at the park on Thursday have been canceled as investigations continue.
Massive sinkhole opens at soccer field in Alton, Illinois
A park in Alton, Illinois, closed on Wednesday, June 26, after a giant sinkhole opened up in the middle of a soccer field.
ALTON, Ill. – A massive sinkhole suddenly emerged in the heart of an Illinois soccer field.
Surveillance video from the City of Alton's CCTV captured the Earth's surface opening up in a city park about 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Moment massive sinkhole opens on soccer field captured on surveillance video
Surveillance video captured the moment a giant sinkhole opened up in the middle of a soccer field in a park in Alton, Illinois, on Wednesday, June 26.
Further footage captured by 618 Drone Service showed the substantial hole, approximately 100 feet wide, in the turf at Gordon Moore Park in Alton.
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A park in Alton, Illinois, closed on Wednesday, June 26, after a giant sinkhole opened up in the middle of a soccer field.
(618 Drone Service via Storyful)
The sinkhole occurred due to a mine collapse, according to local media reports.
"The New Frontier Materials underground mine in Alton, IL today (Wednesday) experienced a surface subsidence and opened a sinkhole at Gordon Moore City Park," a spokesperson from the mine told The Telegraph.
Nobody was on the field at the time of the collapse, and no one was hurt, according to Alton Mayor David Goins. All scheduled events at the park on Thursday have been canceled as investigations continue.