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An Alpine tunnel linking France and Italy will remain shut indefinitely, French authorities said Sunday, a day after trucks caught fire inside, killing two people. MODANE, France (AP) -- An Alpine ...
An eight-mile Alpine tunnel linking France and Italy will remain shut indefinitely so workers can clear out debris and check for structural damage, officials said Sunday, a day after trucks caught ...
In the middle of a quiet Wednesday morning, the 11-kilometer / 7 miles tunnel linking the French town of Chamonix and the Italian town of Courmayeur burst into flames. Within minutes, a truck fire ...
Defendants include the Swedish truck maker Volvo AB, the truck's Belgian driver and French and Italian operators of the tunnel. Investigators have said they found defects in Volvo FH12 trucks, the ...
Fire in France-Italy tunnel kills at least 2 ... and runs close to the site of the 2006 Winter Olympics in the Italian Alps. French road authorities said it had been closed at 6:45 p.m. ...
The final report on a fatal fire in the Mont Blanc tunnel between France and Italy suggests a lack of coordination between the French and Italian operating companies could have exacerbated the ...
GRENOBLE, France — Families of the 39 people killed in the 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire signed an agreement Saturday giving them $32 million in compensation, an association said. The French an… ...
PARIS – A ventilation duct that was apparently left in the wrong position by Italian authorities may have fed a deadly blaze in the Mont Blanc tunnel, French investigators said Tuesday. Instead ...
An eight-mile Alpine tunnel linking France and Italy will remain shut indefinitely so workers can clear out debris and check for structural damage, officials said today, a day after trucks caught ...
The in-depth story of the deadly 1999 Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire. In the middle of a quiet Wednesday morning, the 11-kilometer / 7 miles tunnel linking the French town of Chamonix and the Italian town ...