Скачать или смотреть Tunnel collapse temporarily traps dozens of workers in Los Angeles

(11 Jul 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles - 10 July 2025
1. Aerial view of the tunnel opening ++MUTE AS INCOMING++
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Chee, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts:
"We are standing just outside the construction site of the Clearwater Tunnel project."
3. Truck at the gate to the site
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Chee, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts:
"What we understand last night is that there was a reported collapse in the tunnel itself at about the five mile mark."
5. Sign at the site
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Chee, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts:
"What we understand is the men who are in front of the collapse had approximately six to eight feet of space above the debris where they were able to clamber over where the debris fell. And then they were able to exit the tunnel."
7. Aerial of tunnel opening ++MUTE AS INCOMING++
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Chee, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts:
"Well, we're very pleased to report that none of the workers were seriously injured. None of them suffered any major medical incidents or injuries.
We understandably have heard anecdotally that they're shaken up, which is completely understandable. Now that work has been completely halted in the tunnel construction process, I'm sure all the workers will be taking some time to recover from the incident."
9. Aerial view of the tunnel project ++MUTE AS INCOMING++
STORYLINE:
All 31 construction workers who were far inside a huge industrial tunnel in Los Angeles made it to safety after a portion of it collapsed Wednesday evening, an outcome officials called a blessing after they initially feared much worse.

The cave-in apparently happened between the tunnel boring machine, 5 miles (8 kilometers) in from the only entrance, and the construction crew working 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) in, said Michael Chee, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, which is in charge of the nearly $700 million project.

The workers were about 400 feet (121 meters) underground.

The tunnel is being constructed almost entirely underneath public right-of-way.

The structure is 18 feet (5.5 meters) wide and will be 7 miles (11.3 kilometers) long to carry treated wastewater from across Los Angeles County to the Pacific Ocean.

Firefighters said workers had to climb over 12 to 15 feet (3.6 meters to 4.5 meters) of fallen dirt and debris to reach the tunnel boring machine and then were transported back to the opening. Some people had to be pulled out.

Aerial footage showed workers being brought out of the tunnel in a yellow cage hoisted up by a crane. None had major injuries, authorities said.

The cause is under investigation, Chee said.

Work will not resume until they can figure out what happened and determine that it's safe to proceed, authorities said.

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