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In a short answer to your question, yes and no. Depending on how modern the industrial district is, electric and phone lines may still  be on poles. Concrete pipes for storm sewers and even sewers, water maybe in old clay pipes or steel, gas in steel, red pipe would come from older buildings as sewer lines. Some districs had an alley behind the whole block, so electric and phone lines were in back. Streets could be quite thick as asphalt/blacktop covered old concrete or cobblestone/ brick paving and even covered up old trolley tracks and rail sidings if they were nearby. A sinkhole could be done by digging out about a half inch deep by one inch wide hole and partially submerge a car in it, add muddy colored resin water or thin plaster, paint muddy color and coat with varnish. Just bury half the car, A gas leak would involve gas company trucks, utility boxed pick ups, utility boxed ton and a halves, a back hoe, and at least ten supervisors. If it's a large leak, add firetrucks, emt vehicles, and police.  Telescoping utility trucks (electric and phone have been around since at least sixties.
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