Fire in The World´s Longest Road Tunnel

The world´s longest road tunnel (24.5km) has been evacuated and closed because of a fire. This happened just now. A truck started to burn inside the tunnel. Nobody got hurt and the fire has been put out. They have to get rid of the smoke before the tunnel can be reopened.

Related links:

Nettavisen: Brann i verdens lengste tunnel (in norwegian...)


Laerdal - World's longest Road Tunnel

CNN: Norway to open world's longest road tunnel
November 24, 2000
...but the big problem is fire," project manager Jon Kvaale said. Fire can fill a tunnel will lethal smoke.

BBC: Light at the end of the tunnel

I had no idea that tunnel even existed. thanks helmutt
I hate tunnels, they freak me out, I don't I ever want to visit the world's longest tunnel. Glad the fire's out thought.