The 10-metre-wide hole opened up at an office block in an industrial park in Rockdale on Friday morning,at a site above the M6 tunnel construction.
Evacuations are underway after a sinkhole opened in Sydney's south.
The five-year-old was reportedly with his family when he stood too close to the horse.
Eighteen fire trucks raced to the well-known factory to contain the fire,which injured one person.
Construction company Multiplex said one worker was injured when the crane jib crashed to the ground. SafeWork NSW has launched an investigation.
A woman and man are both in critical conditions after a “traumatic” suspected domestic violence incident during which the man is alleged to have turned a knife on himself.
Police say the woman sought refuge after she and her dog were attacked by two dogs in Lugarno on Sunday morning.
Staff were forced to place mattresses on the ground to allow detainees to escape the fire and 17 people are being treated by paramedics.
Sunday was a quiet day for emergency services in the Hunter Valley. Just before midnight,it became a shift they will never forget.
Those dreams were reduced to a smouldering pile of rubble by Friday,as firefighters extinguished the final flames and police investigating the blaze as suspected arson questioned two teenagers.
Two 13-year-old schoolchildren are assisting police with their inquiries after a massive fire tore through two heritage-listed buildings in Surry Hills on Thursday.