Discover the incredible story of Lake Peigneur, a drilling site turned disaster zone. In 1980, Texaco's accidental drill hit ...

Almost exactly a year ago, a dramatic event unfolded at the Gordon Moore municipal field in Alton, Illinois. Thankfully, no one was on the field when disaster struck. In a matter of seconds, a massive ...

ALTON, Ill. — A giant sinkhole has swallowed the center of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a ...

There are as many as 500,000 abandoned mines nationwide — far outnumbering those that are still active, according to the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. Rescue workers search through ...

The sinkhole even devoured one of the stadium's light poles, KMOV reported. A construction materials company said an underground mine collapsed at about 10 a.m. at Gordon Moore City Park.

Engineers working to repair a giant sinkhole collapse in a Surrey village have confirmed they have discovered a network of ...

The December sinkhole was blamed on the collapse of an abandoned mine shaft. There are approximately 588 mines beneath the surface in nine northern counties, mostly in a band across hilly ...

Authorities fear a woman in western Pennsylvania who disappeared while looking for her cat may have been swallowed by a sinkhole — a phenomenon likely caused by mine subsidence. Search and ...

UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- The abandoned mine where search and rescue efforts are underway to find a missing woman who fell through a sinkhole is becoming compromised and unsafe, Pennsylvania ...

No vehicles crashed and no one was injured when the remains of the long-abandoned mine crumbled. But, for many, the sinkhole provided a sudden, alarming awareness that New Jersey is home to long ...

A GRUELING SEARCH FOR ELIZABETH POLLARD ENDED WITH HER BODY FOUND IN THE MARGUERITE MINE. AFTER FALLING THROUGH A SINKHOLE THAT LEADS TO THE MINE. DURING THE COURSE OF THE REMOVAL OF DIRT AND ...

Pollard fell about 30 feet below the surface of where the mine would have sat and was found about 12 feet away from where the original sinkhole opened up, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Steve ...