Surviving fire: learning from disaster

Published: Jan. 16, 2020, 9:13 a.m.

In March 1999, the Mont Blanc tunnel fire claimed the lives of 38 tunnel users and one fire fighter. For decades debate has raged over the best approach to tackling a fire, saving life and the asset. Tunnel fires are a regular and unavoidable feature of road tunnel operation. Now, two decades since the Mont...