The collapse took place at the “18-foot diameter tunnel, being constructed for municipal wastewater management, occurred at an underground (undetermined depth) horizontal excavation site about 5 to 6 miles south of the sole entry/rescue access portal,” LAFD said.
The trapped workers were able to “scramble with some effort” over a 12-15 foot tall pile of loose soil, to meet several coworkers on the other side of the collapse, and be shuttled several at a time by tunnel vehicle to the entry/access point more than five miles away, according to preliminary reports.
I mean, I’m assuming that deep in there’s a reasonable amount of lighting set up. But that still sounds like nightmare fuel.
fuck me 5 miles to the nearest surface access? no thanks.
I don’t do caves, tunnels or heights. I am strictly a surface type, a “man on the ground” if you will.
