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CAUGHT ON CAM: Massive sinkhole swallows part of soccer field
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Surveillance video captured a massive sinkhole opening up in the middle of a soccer field in Illinois.
According to NBC affiliate KSDK, the sinkhole is roughly 100 feet wide and 30 feet deep.
The video shows a light pole being swallowed, along with some bleachers, where benched players would sit during their games. Thankfully, no one was seated there at that time.
“It looks like something out of a movie, right? It looks like a bomb went off,” the Director of Alton’s Parks and Recreation Department told KSDK.
KSDK said the cause is reportedly due to an underground mine.
The owners of the mine said the area is currently closed while inspectors conduct repairs.