On 24 March 1999, a Belgian refrigerated semi-trailer ignited in the heart of the Mont Blanc tunnel, causing one of Europe's worst road disasters with 39 dead. In a few minutes, the building became a deadly trap where asphyxiating smoke kills more than the flames themselves. Three years of closure and 400 million euros of work enabled the tunnel to be transformed into a global safety reference. More
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On 24 March 1999, a Belgian refrigerated semi-trailer ignited in the heart of the Mont Blanc tunnel, causing one of Europe's worst road disasters with 39 dead. In a few minutes, the building became a deadly trap where asphyxiating smoke kills more than the flames themselves. Three years of closure and 400 million euros of work enabled the tunnel to be transformed into a global safety reference. More