An approximately 100 feet wide and 30 feet-deep sinkhole opened up in an Illinois park on Wednesday, swallowing a light pole in the middle of recreational fields and leaving a gaping, deep hole in its wake. The terrifying moment was caught on a nearby surveillance camera Wednesday morning as two soccer and football fields opened up around a light pole as smoke billowed at Gordon Moore Park in the city of Alton, located about 18 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri. The hole, which was caused by an underground mine opened up at 9:18 a.m. but no one was on

The post Horror as sinkhole swallows Illinois football pitch appeared first on Guardian Nigeria News.