Thirty-one construction workers have been rescued from a huge industrial tunnel that partially collapsed in the Wilmington area of Los Angeles on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) said.
The incident happened at about 8 p.m. local time at the Los Angeles County’s Clearwater Project, a nearly $700 million effort to carry treated wastewater from across the county to the Pacific Ocean.
The individuals, all believed to be tunnel workers, were safely removed and had no visible injuries, LAFD said in a statement.
The fire department added that no individuals were missing.
More than 100 LAFD responders were deployed to the scene, including Urban Search and Rescue team members specially trained, certified, and equipped to handle confined-space tunnel rescues, the fire department said….