The Los Angeles Fire Department went to Wilmington after a tunnel collapsed and trapped inside 31 people.
According to LA County Supervisor Jennis Han, construction workers inside the underground tunnel were rescued about an hour after collapse, representing the area.
According to LAFD, none of the 31 construction workers trapped in the tunnel are. The firefighters said that the construction workers climbed a pile of about 12 to 15 feet of dirt to escape.
“I only talked with many workers who were trapped,” Mayor Karen Bass wrote X in a post. All our brave first thanks to the respondents who acted immediately. You are the true hero of La.
LAFD sent all the resources including its urban discovery and rescue teams in 1700 blocks of South Figuero Street. The firefighters said that the collapse was six miles from the only access point of the tunnel.
“The city of Los Angeles has collected resources for tunnel collapse in Wilmington,” Bass The X is written in a post. More than 100 LAFD respondents including urban discovery and rescue teams have been deployed. Thanks to all those who are working immediately to answer this emergency. ,
The collapse occurred on the $ 630.5 million Los Angeles Affluent outfall tunnel, which is part of the Los Angeles County Cleanliness District Clearwater Project in the district.
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The major contractor for construction Flatrone Dragados wrote on its website that the tunnel is 7 miles long, about 18 feet wide and 450 feet below the ground level. The company has written that the new project will enable crew to repair the aging wastewater management tunnels manufactured in 1937 and 1958.
According to the documents of the La County Sanitation Department from July 2024, the crew was expected to complete the tunling aspect of the project by April 2025. County employees targeted to complete the project by 2027 and activate the new tunnel by January 2028.
