The Los Angeles Fire Brigade rushed to Wilmington after a tunnel collapsed and attracted 27 people inside.
Four other workers came in after collapse to help others. Construction workers inside the underground tunnel were rescued about an hour after the collapse, according to the County’s supervisor, Janice Hahn, who represents the area.
“Every day he comes in there, we don’t know if he will go out. It’s a dangerous job for anyone who goes down,” said Chelsea Fernandez, the wife of one of the rescued workers.
None of the 31 construction workers rescued in the tunnel suffered visible injuries, according to LAFD. Firefighters said that construction workers rose on a pile of dirt approximately 12 to 15 feet to escape.
“I just talked to many of the workers trapped.” Mayor Karen Bass wrote in a post to X. Thanks to all our first brave ones who acted immediately. You are the true heroes of the.
LAFD sent a large amount of resources, including all its urban research and rescue teams, at the 1700 Block South Figueroa Street. Firefighters said the collapse took place up to six kilometers from the only tunnel access point.
“The city of Los Angeles has mobilized resources for the collapse of the tunnel in Wilmington”, Bass He wrote in a post to X. More than 100 LAFD answers have been deployed, including urban research and rescue teams. Thanks to all those who act immediately to respond to this emergency. “
The California Occupational Health and Occupational Safety Administration, also known as Cal/Osha, said he is investigating the collapse. He said that inspectors are six months old to issue rape quotations.
“Unfortunately, this is the only accident during construction,” said Los Angeles County Sanitation District, Michael Chee. “This project has been under active construction for more than two years. It has been planning much more than that.”
The collapse took place in the Outfall of $ 630.5 million in Los Angeles, which is part of the Clearwater project in the Los Angeles County Sanitation District. The project has been put into indefinite maintenance, as authorities continue to investigate the cause of the collapse and say that it does not happen again.
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Flatiron Dragados, the main contractor of the construction, wrote on its website that the tunnel is 7 miles long, about 18 feet wide and 450 feet below the ground level. The company wrote that the new project will allow crew to repair aging water management tunnels built in 1937 and 1958.
The crews were expected to complete the appearance of the project tunnel in April 2025, according to documents from the County Sanitation Department since July 2024. The County staff aimed to complete the project by 2027 and activate the new tunnel in January 2028.