Update Tunnel Rescue; INC#1573; 09:45PM; 1701 N Figueroa St; https://bit.ly/4eD5rji; #Wilmington; 31 persons, all believed to be tunnel workers, have been safely removed from the tunnel alive without visible injury. None are missing. The collapse of the 18' diameter tunnel, being constructed for municipal wastewater management, occurred at an underground (undetermined depth) horizontal excavation site about 5 to 6 miles south of the sole entry/rescue access portal. The precise number of workers trapped behind the collapse has yet to confirmed. Preliminary reports are that the trapped workers were able to scramble with some effort over a 12-15' tall (undetermined length) pile of loose soil, to meet several coworkers on the other side of the collapse, and be shuttled several at a time by tunnel vehicle to the entry/access point more than five miles distant. LAFD Public Information Officer Captain Cody Weireter is available to media at the scene. ; FS 85; Batt 6; South Bureau; Council District 15; AC2 AC20 BC1 BC13 BC6 BC81 CA81 CS1 DC2 E203 E205 E226 E227 E238 E248 E26 E264 E27 E285 E288 E290 E295 E3 E36 E38 E48 E49 E5 E85 E88 E90 E95 EA1 EM1 EM11 EM5 ER1 HM21 HM48 HR3 PH1 PI3 RA101 RA112 RA14 RA15 RA246 RA26 RA266 RA27 RA3 RA38 RA46 RA5 RA65 RA79 RA827 RA85 RA88 RA90 RA95 SO1 T26 T27 T3 T38 T48 T5 T64 T85 T88 T90 T95 UR27 UR3 UR5 UR85 UR88; CH7; 12 15; Brian Humphrey
Update Tunnel Rescue 07/09/2025 INC#1573
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