Los Angeles tunnel collapse traps 31 workers
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The Los Angeles Fire Department rushed to Wilmington after a tunnel collapsed and trapped at least 15 people inside. Authorities have not been able to contact the people trapped inside. The tunnel collapse appeared to damage communication lines.
Immigrant workers are central to recovery efforts in neighborhoods burned in the January wildfires, but recent raids have led some to stay home.
Thirty-one people working in a massive underground tunnel in Los Angeles were rescued Wednesday night after a portion of the structure collapsed, officials said.
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An industrial tunnel in Los Angeles collapsed partially. None of those rescued had major injuries, authorities said.
A check from California’s largest property insurer, which says it has paid billions of dollars in claims from the LA-area fires, has taken more than a week to clear so far.
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Monday marks six months since the pair of devastating fires destroyed thousands of homes and left more than two dozen people dead in January.
First responders rescued 31 trapped workers from a collapsed tunnel in Los Angeles on July 9, officials said.
At least 31 tunnel workers have been rescued from a tunnel collapse in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The suit, which blames LADWP for damages caused by the devastating fire, amends a complaint filed in March and contains new allegations of city mismanagement and various attempts by LADWP to cover up its part in stoking the fire that destroyed nearly 7,000 homes and businesses and killed 12 people.