31 construction workers reach safety after partial collapse of Los Angeles industrial tunnel

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Thirty-one construction workers inside a huge industrial tunnel in Los Angeles made it to safety after a portion of it collapsed on Wednesday evening, July 9, an outcome officials called a blessing after they initially feared much worse. (ABC7 Los Angeles via AP)  RELATED: https://mb.com.ph/2025/07/11/workers-raced-for-miles-in-the-dark-to-escape-being-trapped-after-tunnel-collapsed-in-los-angeles  Join this channel to get access to perks:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join   Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin  Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin   #ManilaBulletinOnline  #ManilaBulletin  #LatestNews

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00:30It was determined that a structure failure of the tunnel lining failed approximately

00:56five to six miles in, trapping that we thought 27 individuals, four actually went in to rescue,

01:07to assist, so a total of 31, and a total of 31 were evaluated.

01:12Anytime you tunnel underground, you encounter different conditions in different locations.

01:17And obviously there was a location that squeezed the tunnel and forced it to partially collapse.

01:23We'll have to go back and look and see what we can do to make that repair, not only repair it,

01:28but make it stronger so it works into the future.

01:31I know when we raced down here, I was so concerned that we were going to find tragedy.

01:37Instead, what we found was victory.

01:40All of the men that were in that tunnel rescued up safe.

01:45And I just have to tell you that we're all blessed today in Los Angeles.

01:50No one injured.

01:51Everyone's safe.

01:52And I am feeling very, very good that this is a great outcome in what started as a very scary evening.

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