Giant sinkhole swallows the center of a soccer field built on top of a limestone mine

A giant sinkhole has swallowed the center of a soccer field in Illinois. Video shows the gaping hole taking down a large light pole and leaving a chasm at least 100 feet wide and up to 50 feet deep. The field at Gordon Moore Park in Alton, Illinois was built above an area where limestone is mined deep underground. No injuries were reported after the sinkhole opened Wednesday in an artificial turf soccer field at Alton’s Gordon Moore Park. Security video shows a soccer field light pole disappearing into the ground along with benches and artificial turf. Alton Parks and Recreation Department's director, Michael Haynes, says the hole is estimated to be at least 100 feet wide and 30 feet to 50 feet deep. The park and roads around it are now closed indefinitely.