The Brief
- 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. …