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  2. Mont Blanc Tunnel fire - Wikipedia

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    The fire burned for fifty-three hours and was estimated to have reached a temperature of 1,000 °C (1,830 °F), mainly because of the margarine load in the trailer, equivalent to a 23,000-litre (5,100 imp gal; 6,100 US gal) oil tanker. The fire spread to other cargo vehicles nearby that also carried combustible loads.

  3. Uro (trucks) - Wikipedia

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    Uro rural firefighting truck in North Spain URO VAMTAC. URO M3-24.14 of the UME. Uro (Both Galician and Spanish for "aurochs") is a Spanish brand of all-wheel-drive and military trucks, based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. The Uro parent company, Urovesa, was started in 1981 by a group of ex-IPV employees. They quickly established ...

  4. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    3D zone control: The strategy of 3D zone control intended to improve the safety of firefighters operating inside a burning structure.It attempts to safeguard the immediate locality of any space occupied by firefighters in resorting to various defensive actions that (a) confine the fire; (b) remove combustion products safely and effectively; or (c) mitigate dangers in the hot-gas layers.

  5. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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    See three-way junction 5-1-1 A transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada that was initially designated for road weather information. A Access road See frontage road Advisory speed limit A speed recommendation by a governing body. All-way stop or four-way stop An intersection system where traffic approaching it from all directions ...

  6. Semi-truck catches fire, shuts down California interstate for ...

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    A big rig caught fire Monday morning and shut down Interstate 80 in California, according to officials. The truck caught fire around 3 a.m., around 70 miles northeast of Sacramento, stated a post ...

  7. WATCH: Firefighters run for their lives as out-of-control ...

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    Emergency responders along an icy Interstate 94 in Comstock Township, Michigan, ran for their lives Thursday morning when a box truck driver lost control, skidded along the slippery highway and ...

  8. Fire engine - Wikipedia

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    A fire engine or fire truck (also spelled firetruck) is a vehicle, usually a specially-designed or modified truck, that functions as a firefighting apparatus. The primary purposes of a fire engine include transporting firefighters and water to an incident as well as carrying equipment for firefighting operations in a fire drill .

  9. Driver charged with DUI after hitting fire truck on I-95 at ...

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    This photo shows the damage caused to a Chesterfield Fire ladder truck when it was hit by a speeding pickup truck Saturday, March 30, 2024, on Interstate 95 south in Chesterfield County.