The sinkhole opened near a major construction site in Sydney's south.
Construction workers excavating 12 metres underground for the M6 tunnel project at Rockdale were forced to evacuate yesterday after the ground began to collapse.'Extreme' violence: Search for attackers after friends assaulted on Sydney streetThe sinkhole occurred at the face of the south-bound tunnel on the airport side of West Botany Street.They were immediately evacuated.
"SafeWork NSW was immediately notified and an exclusion zone has been established around a 20-square metre area."The site is about 150m away and on the opposite side of where a two-storey commercial buildingThe area impacted is not accessible to the public and was away from residential and commercial buildings.Continue reading
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