A 100-foot-wide sinkhole opened beneath a soccer field in Illinois on Wednesday as a result of a collapse at a nearby underground mine, officials said.
The sinkhole formed at around 10 a.m. at Gordon Moore Park in Alton.
Surveillance video from the City of Alton shows the moment the sinkhole opens and swallows a light pole on the field in a cloud of dust. Drone video shows the aftermath of the crater in the center of the field.
New Frontier Materials, which operates the subsidiary Bluff City Minerals, said in a statement obtained by the Alton Telegraph that the sinkhole was a result of “a surface subsidence” that occurred at its underground mine in Alton.
“The impacted area has been secured and will remain off limits for the foreseeable future while inspectors and experts examine the mine and conduct repairs,” the statement said, in part.
Fox News Digital reached out to New Frontier Materials for comment but did not immediately hear back.
