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Woman rescued from abandoned underground basement in Westlake

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Updated  November 19, 2024 10:19am PST
Los Angeles
FOX 11

Rescue underway of woman trapped in LA tunnel

The woman is apparently refusing to come out.

The Brief

    • Firefighters rescued a woman who became trapped in an underground basement of a demolished building in Westlake.
    • Officials said for unknown reasons the woman made her way down into an opening leading into a tunnel and could not make it back out.
    • The woman was not injured.

LOS ANGELES - Firefighters rescued a woman who was trapped in an underground abandoned basement of a demolished building in Westlake on Tuesday.

Authorities received a report around 8:20 a.m. that a woman somehow made her way down to an opening leading into a tunnel in the area of 527 S Bixel Street and could not make it back out. 

SkyFOX over the scene showed firefighters cutting through lots of rebar in the opening of the confined space. 

It appears the woman was able to get down by using a stairwell that was still accessible to the basement.

Two officers with the Los Angeles Police Department were able to reach the woman, but she apparently refused to come out.

Firefighters were able to bring the woman out of the tunnel shortly after 10 a.m.

She was not injured.

The Source: This story was reported with information from the Los Angeles Fire Department.