100-foot-wide sinkhole partially collapses soccer field in Illinois WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

ALTON PARK, Ill. — A massive, 100-foot-wide sinkhole left a soccer field in southern Illinois partially collapsed, according to officials.

The sinkhole formed at approximately 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Gordon Moore Park in Alton, Illinois, which lies over a limestone mine operated by New Frontier Materials, the company said in a statement to the Alton Telegraph.

There were no injuries as a result of the incident, officials said.

“No one was on the field at the time and no one was hurt, and that’s the most important thing,” Alton Mayor David Goins told the outlet.

Footage of the sinkhole forming shows a light pole, benches and the soccer field’s artificial turf being swallowed into the mine below.

The mine, which has a reported 40 to 50-foot thick ceiling, collapsed and resulted in the 100-foot-wide hole, officials told the outlet.

“The impacted area has been secured and will remain off limits …