Dozens of workers rescued in Los Angeles tunnel collapse

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

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.

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.

“Tonight, we were lucky,” LAFD Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva told reporters. More than 100 firefighters responded to the scene, he said.

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.

First responders and workers gather at a Los Angeles construction site where a tunnel collapsed, briefly trapping some workers Wednesday night.KABC/ABC7 Los Angeles / via APHelicopter footage from NBC Los Angeles showed a large circular concrete structure at the site, leading to a work area below with construction equipment.