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Officers are being breathed in relief after more than 30 construction workers in an industrial tunnel in Los Angeles, as it rushed to security after partially collapsed.
Between the cave-in tunnel boring machine, at a distance of 5 miles from the entrance and construction between workers who were working at a distance of 6 miles.
The workers, who were about 400 feet underground, scrambled on loose soil more than 12 feet high to reach the tunnel boring machine and then moved them back to open. In aerial footage, workers were being brought out of the tunnel in a yellow cage hoisted by a crane.
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Officials said that either of them suffered major injuries.
The image taken from the footage provided by KABC/ABC7 Los Angeles shows the first respondents in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 after a tunnel collapsed on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (KABC/ABC 7 Los Angeles AP)
“Everyone is safe. Thanks to La’s first respondents and people across our city who work to improve the LA every day,” Los Angles Mayor Karen Bass wrote on X.
Speaking at a news conference, Bass said that she had met some workers.
“All men who were in that tunnel: rescued, safe. We had an opportunity to talk with them. We had the opportunity to ensure that they were able to reach their family members,” Bass said. “His family members knew that they were safe. There were many concerned family members who were waiting to ensure that their relatives were fine. We talked with paramedics, while paramedics talked to men because they came up. And I just have to tell you that we are blessing in Los Angeles today.”
From the left, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Left, Lapd chief Jim McDonal, Congresswoman Nanet Bairgan Los Angeles Council member Tim Mcuskar, Micoscar, and Supervisor Jennis Han, after excluding all the workers, questioned the media, who were trapped in the media, which were trapped in the Wilingon Tunnel and 2025 on the 9th of 2025. Was in angels. (AP Photo/Demian Dovergans)
Bass praised the first respondents as Los Angeles’ True Heroes “.
La City Council, Tim Mcuskar praised the workers for keeping a cool head.
“This is a high -technical, difficult project. And they knew what to do really. They knew how to secure themselves,” he said. “Thank you for the good people below in the tunnel.”
The image taken from the footage provided by KABC/ABC7 Los Angeles shows the first respondents in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 after a tunnel collapsed on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (KABC/ABC 7 Los Angeles AP)
The tunnel is being constructed almost completely under public right, 18 feet wide and will be 7 miles long to carry waste water treated from Los Angeles County to Pacific Ocean.
The $ 700 million project is being maintained by Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts.
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The cause of collapse is under investigation. Officials said that the work would not resume until the project contractor assesses what happened and the site is not safe.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
