Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters are seen at the site of an industrial tunnel collapse in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles. Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP
All 31 workers have been rescued after an industrial tunnel collapsed in Los Angeles' Wilmington area, city officials said late on Wednesday (PDT).
The tunnel that collapsed had a diameter of 18 ft (5.5 metres) and was being constructed for municipal wastewater management, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) said in a statement.
"LAFD has just reported that all workers who were trapped in the tunnel in Wilmington are now out and accounted for. I just spoke with many of the workers who were trapped. Thank you to all of our brave first responders who acted immediately," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a post on X.
The collapse happened about six miles (10 km) south of the tunnel's only access, LAFD said, adding that more than 100 responders were assigned to the incident.
EMERGING : At least 28 people were inside a tunnel that collapsed in the Wilmington area of Los Angeles, California, with at least 15 of them trapped, according to CBS LA and the fire department. pic.twitter.com/yxfKMX8TY3
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