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- Dozens of workers rescued in Los Angeles tunnel collapse</p>
<p>Phil HelselJuly 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM</p>
<p>First responders and workers gather at a Los Angeles construction site where a tunnel collapsed, briefly trapping some workers Wednesday night. (NBC Los Angeles)</p>
<p>Thirty-one workers were rescued, some hoisted to safety in a cage, after a tunnel collapsed at a Los Angeles construction project Wednesday night, officials said and video showed.</p>
<p>There were no injuries in the incident in the Wilmington section of the city, where a wastewater management project was underway, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.</p>
<p>"Tonight, we were lucky," LAFD Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva told reporters. More than 100 firefighters responded to the scene, he said.</p>
<p>The collapse of the 18-foot in diameter tunnel was reported at 7:58 p.m., Villanueva said. It occurred around 5 to 6 miles away from the entrance, the LAFD said.</p>
<p>Helicopter footage from NBC Los Angeles showed a large circular concrete structure at the site, leading to a work area below with construction equipment.</p>
<p>A crane lifted a yellow cage with some workers inside at least twice, dropping them safely on the surface, the video showed.</p>
<p>Twenty-seven workers were trapped after the collapse, and four others went in to assist, Villanueva said.</p>
<p>"The workers had to climb through debris" and rescuers came to them to help them out, Villanueva said.</p>
<p>The LAFD said that preliminary reports indicated the workers had to scramble over a 12-to-15-foot-tall pile of loose soil after the collapse to meet rescuers.</p>
<p>Mayor Karen Bass went to the scene and said she was relieved all the workers were safe. She called the first responders "L.A.'s true heroes."</p>
<p>"I was so concerned that we were going to find tragedy. Instead, what we found was victory," Bass said.</p>
<p>Wilmington is a neighborhood in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, near the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach.</p>
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