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Show me the rescues after the Los Angeles tunnel collapse

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Emergency responders rescued 31 workers trapped after a partial tunnel collapse in Los Angeles by lowering rescuers and ferrying the workers out in small groups using a metal cage. All workers were brought to the surface safely and unharmed.

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31 trapped workers rescued after tunnel collapse
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CBS America
10 hours ago
31 trapped workers rescued after tunnel collapse

A crane was used to extricate the trapped workers, lowering a metal cage to bring them up and down.

31 trapped workers rescued after tunnel collapse
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CBS America
10 hours ago
31 trapped workers rescued after tunnel collapse

First responders lowered four workers underground, who then drove to the debris, reached the trapped workers, and ferried them back in small groups. The workers were brought up in a cage, about eight at a time, and all were rescued safely.

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