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Dozens of staff rescued in Los Angeles tunnel collapse
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Dozens of staff rescued in Los Angeles tunnel collapse

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Last updated: July 10, 2025 6:16 am
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Thirty-one staff have been rescued, some hoisted to security in a cage, after a tunnel collapsed at a Los Angeles building mission Wednesday evening, officers mentioned and video confirmed.

There have been no accidents within the incident within the Wilmington part of the town, the place a wastewater administration mission was underway, the Los Angeles Hearth Division mentioned.

“Tonight, we have been fortunate,” LAFD Interim Hearth Chief Ronnie Villanueva instructed reporters. Greater than 100 firefighters responded to the scene, he mentioned.

The collapse of the 18-foot in diameter tunnel was reported at 7:58 p.m., Villanueva mentioned. It occurred round 5 to six miles away from the doorway, the LAFD mentioned.

Helicopter footage from NBC Los Angeles confirmed a big round concrete construction on the web site, resulting in a piece space under with building tools.

A crane lifted a yellow cage with some staff inside at the least twice, dropping them safely on the floor, the video confirmed.

Twenty-seven staff have been trapped after the collapse, and 4 others went in to help, Villanueva mentioned.

“The employees needed to climb by way of particles” and rescuers got here to them to assist them out, Villanueva mentioned.

The LAFD mentioned that preliminary studies indicated the employees needed to scramble over a 12-to-15-foot-tall pile of free soil after the collapse to satisfy rescuers.

The employees have been working a tunnel boring machine when the collapse occurred, Robert Ferrante, chief engineer and basic supervisor for the Los Angeles County Sanitation District, instructed reporters.

“A piece that they’ve already constructed had squeezing floor and had a collapse, a partial collapse,” he mentioned. The boys have been in a position to attain a car that introduced them to the shaft web site, he mentioned.

Mayor Karen Bass went to the scene and mentioned she was relieved all the employees have been protected. She referred to as the primary responders “L.A.’s true heroes.”

“I used to be so involved that we have been going to seek out tragedy. As an alternative, what we discovered was victory,” Bass mentioned.

Wilmington is a neighborhood within the South Bay space of Los Angeles, close to the Port of Los Angeles and Lengthy Seashore.

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