Watch the moment giant sinkhole swallows football pitch in Illinois [Video]

On a football pitch in Gordon Moore Park, Alton, southern Illinois, a massive sinkhole opened up and swallowed artificial grass, seats and a light pole.The hole, which is at least 100ft wide (30.5 metres) and up to 30ft deep (15 metres), was created by subsidence from adjacent underground limestone mining.Security footage captured the incident this week.

Luckily, nobody was hurt in the incident, despite the danger of sinkholes wherever they occur.The mining business notified the Mine Safety Health Administration about the hole, and as a result, the park and surrounding roads have been blocked.

Mayor David Goins gave an update to those in the area.

He said: “We’re waiting to hear back from the mine and see what the geologists and the engineers have to say about it.

“We’ll follow their lead on where to go from here. They can determine what happened, why …