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The tunnel underwent major changes in the three years it remained closed after the fire. [4] Renovations include computerized detection equipment, extra security bays, a parallel escape shaft and a fire station in the middle of the tunnel complete with double-cabbed fire trucks. The safety shafts also have clean air flowing through them via vents.
Dying while trying to rescue survivors of the 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire Pierlucio Tinazzi ( Italian pronunciation: [ˌpjɛrˈluːtʃo tiˈnattsi] ; 27 December 1962 Morgex – 24 March 1999 Courmayeur ) was an Italian security guard who died while trying to rescue victims of the 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire .
March 24 – France and Italy – Mont Blanc tunnel fire. Thirty-nine people were killed in a tunnel fire between France and Italy. April 30 – Greece – A small vehicle collided with a stopped tanker truck loaded with propane and started a fire near Kamena Vourla, Fthiotis. A huge explosion followed several minutes later killing five people ...
Pages in category "1999 fires" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Mont Blanc Tunnel fire; S. Sealand Youth Training Center Fire
1991 – Multiple collision of 25 vehicles due to fog in A-8 Highway from Bilbao to Behobia near Amorebieta, Spain. Several vehicles caught fire, killing 18, on December, 6. 1999 – 1999 Mont Blanc Tunnel fire—39 deaths, caused by the cargo of a transport truck catching fire while in the tunnel
Tunnel fire August 31, 2004 ( 2004-08-31 ) A funicular train catches fire as it travels through a tunnel at the Kaprun Ski Resort, Austria, killing 155 people; 12 people survive, exiting the tunnel past the burning train.
Mont Blanc Tunnel fire; 1999 Montroc avalanche; S. Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy cable car crash This page was last edited on 25 October 2022, at 07:25 (UTC). Text is ...
Mont Blanc Tunnel fire; S. 1982 Salang Tunnel fire; Secondigliano tragedy; Summit Tunnel fire; T. Tauern Road Tunnel This page was last edited on 30 December 2022 ...