Thirty-one people working in a massive underground tunnel in Los Angeles were rescued Wednesday night after a portion of the structure collapsed, officials said.

Immigrant workers are central to recovery efforts in neighborhoods burned in the January wildfires, but recent raids have led some to stay home.

The Los Angeles Fire Department rushed to Wilmington after a tunnel collapsed and trapped at least 15 people inside. Authorities have not been able to contact the people trapped inside. The tunnel collapse appeared to damage communication lines.

At least 31 workers were safely rescued after a tunnel collapsed in a large industrial complex in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.The collapse took place at the "18-foot diameter tunnel,

While the county and U.S. Army Corps tout the speed of debris removal nearing completion, local arborists are raising the alarm about potential environmental disaster. Here’s why.

A check from California’s largest property insurer, which says it has paid billions of dollars in claims from the LA-area fires, has taken more than a week to clear so far.

Monday marks six months since the pair of devastating fires destroyed thousands of homes and left more than two dozen people dead in January.

First responders rescued 31 trapped workers from a collapsed tunnel in Los Angeles on July 9, officials said.

The suit, which blames LADWP for damages caused by the devastating fire, amends a complaint filed in March and contains new allegations of city mismanagement and various attempts by LADWP to cover up its part in stoking the fire that destroyed nearly 7,000 homes and businesses and killed 12 people.