Drone footage shows the large hole, which is estimated to be at least 30 feet deep and 100 feet wide.
A park in Alton, Illinois , was closed after a massive sinkhole swallowed part of its soccer field Wednesday morning. Security footage obtained by CBS affiliate KMOV shows the moment the sinkhole opened up at Gordon Moore Park. It shows a stadium light sinking and plumes of debris billowing into the air. 'It was surreal,' Michael Haynes, the director of the city's parks and recreation department, told the station.
'It's never been brought up before so I'm told it's an anomaly. We'll wait until the investigation is complete.'The turf fields where the collapse happened were added to the park in 2019, Haynes told the station, costing over $1 million. He didn't expect the city to have to pay for repairs. All scheduled events were canceled and Gordon Moore Park was closed 'while the sinkhole investigation is being completed,' Alton Parks and Recreation said on social media.
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