Austin Peay State University in Nashville has a tiny bit of a problem. A massive sinkhole seems to have opened up on their football field.
TAPE PLAYBACK: Sinkhole at Austin Peay University in Nashville, TN via @NC5 pic.twitter.com/5wpKS4duSL
— CBS Newspath (@cbsnewspath) May 19, 2014
The 40-foot sinkhole started opening up Monday afternoon. Luckily no one was injured and they are confident the sinkhole will not affect the structure of the stadium.
Here’s a view of this massive sinkhole at Austin Peay! Check it out! Don’t worry- no injuries. @WSMV pic.twitter.com/v9oIbs4Ezz
— Amber Ungaro (@AmberUngaroWSMV) May 19, 2014
APSU spokesman Bill Persinger told WSMV that underground rain is the cause. He said, “We have a limestone base underneath us, and limestone is porous and disintegrates from rain over centuries. So it creates a lot of sinkholes, and that’s basically what we’re experiencing here today.”
LIVE NOW: Sinkhole at Austin Peay University in Nashville, TN via @NC5 pic.twitter.com/J2dSsyNBdw
— CBS Newspath (@cbsnewspath) May 19, 2014
Regardless of the cause, there seems to be an increase in random sinkholes recently, which no doubt is the sign of the impending apocalypse.