‘A city underground’: Woman rescued from sewer in LA may have been living underground

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  • A woman was rescued after falling 20 feet inside a manhole in the Harbor Gateway area.
  • Firefighters say the woman was reportedly living underground.
  • Community members say this is a trend they are seeing among the homeless population.

LOS ANGELES A woman who was rescued from a manhole, may have been living in the sewer.

Community members say thousands of homeless living in LA are seeking shelter underground.

“Those are the ones people make into a complete living room. They’ll have TV, electricity because they’ll connect to what’s down there. There are plugs. It’s a city underground, that’s what it is,” said Dave Matthews, a volunteer with the Harbor Gateway Chamber of Commerce.

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