The Los Angeles Fire Department hastened Wilmington after a tunnel collapsed and caught 31 people inside.
Construction workers within the underground tunnel were rescued approximately one hour after collapse, according to the Los Angeles County Supervisor, Janice Hahn, who repeats the area.
None of the 31 construction workers trapped in the tunnel suffered visible injuries, according to LaFD. Firefighters said construction workers rose to a land stack of approximately 12 to 15 feet to escape.
“I just talked to many of the workers who were trapped,” Mayor Karen Bass wrote in a publication for X. Thanks to all our good first ones they respond that they acted immediately. You are the true heroes of Los Angeles.
LaFD sent a lot of resources, including all its urban search and rescue teams, to the 1700 block from South Figueroa Street. Firefighters said the collapse occurred up to six miles away from the only access point in the tunnel.
“The city of Los Angeles has mobilized resources for the collapse of the tunnel in Wilmington,” Bass wrote in a publication to X. More than 100 LAFD responders have been deployed, including urban search and rescue equipment. Thanks to all those who act immediately to respond to this emergency. “
The collapse occurred in the effluent drain tunnel of $ 630.5 million of Los Angeles, which is part of the Clearwater project of the Los Angeles County Sanitation District.
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Flatiron Dragados, the main construction contractor, wrote on its website that the tunnel is 7 miles long, approximately 18 feet wide and 450 feet under the ground level. The company wrote that the new project will allow the equipment to repair aged wastewater management tunnels built in 1937 and 1958.
The teams were expected to complete the project’s tunnel appearance in April 2025, in accordance with the documents of the Department of Sanitation of the County since July 2024. The county staff was aimed at completing the project by 2027 and activating the new tunnel for January 2028.