31 Los Angeles Tunnel Workers Rescued
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The Los Angeles Fire Department rushed to Wilmington after a tunnel collapsed and trapped at least 15 people inside. Authorities have not been able to contact the people trapped inside. The tunnel collapse appeared to damage communication lines.
Twenty-seven industrial workers were rescued from a collapsed municipal wastewater management tunnel that was under construction in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening, the city’s fire department said. No visible injuries were reported.
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An industrial tunnel in Los Angeles collapsed partially. None of those rescued had major injuries, authorities said.
There was one entry point to the 18-foot wastewater tunnel that some 31 people were working in late on Wednesday night, per the LA fire department.
A check from California’s largest property insurer, which says it has paid billions of dollars in claims from the LA-area fires, has taken more than a week to clear so far.
A man was killed in a Los Angeles home following a massive fire that investigators say was caused by commercial-grade fireworks.
First responders rescued 31 trapped workers from a collapsed tunnel in Los Angeles on July 9, officials said.
Video shows the man pouring what looks to be an accelerant on the wall of the business before setting it ablaze early Tuesday morning.