‘Fought for our lives.’ Man recounts escape from Wilmington tunnel collapse

A miner is speaking out on the harrowing experience when a sanitation tunnel collapsed in Wilmington, momentarily trapping him and 30 of his colleagues.

Oraldo Orozco was one of the 31 miners who were found unharmed Wednesday in what some city officials called a ‘miracle’ rescue mission.

More than 100 firefighters were at the scene just minutes after the collapse was reported, but as it turns out, the workers had no time to wait and were able to rescue themselves, with a little help from their supervisors, according to Orozco…

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