India, July 10 -- The Los Angeles Fire Department on Wednesday reported that a tunnel collapsed in the Los Angeles Suburb of Wilmington, California. The tunnel is located near the intersection of W. Lomita Boulevard and S. Figueroa Street.

Initial information from LAFD stated that 15 tunnel workers were trapped; however, CBS Los Angeles later reported the number may be as high as 28. As of now, no injuries have been confirmed.

"As many as 15 tunnel workers have been initially reported isolated by a "collapse" in an (undetermined depth or diameter) industrial tunnel as many as six miles south from the response address, which is the sole tunnel access. No injuries have been confirmed," the LAFD said in an initial statement.

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