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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
LOS ANGELES, July 10 (Xinhua) — Thirty-one workers trapped in a tunnel collapse in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday night have been rescued, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
All workers believed to have been involved in the tunnel's construction were found safe and sound, the fire department said.
The incident occurred around 8 p.m. (03:00 GMT Thursday) near the 1700 block of North Figueroa Street in Wilmington.
The city fire department sent all its search and rescue teams to the scene to carry out rescue operations.
The collapse occurred in an 18-foot-diameter (5.5-meter) industrial tunnel being built to treat the city's wastewater, the fire department said.
The collapse site is located approximately 5 to 6 miles /8 to 9.6 km/ south of the only entrance to the tunnel that would allow rescue operations. –0–
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