World News 25-10-2001 Tunnel Crash Claims Ten Lives who: Ten dead what: After lorries collide in tunnel where: Switzerland when: Yesterday snippet: "Ten people died yesterday after a head-on lorry crash started a fire in the world`s second longest road tunnel," reports The Mirror. "And last night, fears were growing that the final toll could hit 20 once the heat dies down enough to let rescuers complete their search." "More than 150 rescue workers and four helicopters had been deployed to ferry the victims to hospitals within minutes of the fire breaking out," writes The Telegraph`s Fiona Fleck, "but their efforts were severely hampered by heat and smoke." "There were explosions and screams and there was chaos," says a rescue worker, quoted in The Sun. "It must have been hell for those involved." "I suddenly saw this fireball coming towards me," says a survivor. "I dived under the steering column and felt this hot breath of flame lick over the car." "Thick acrid smoke was still pouring from the tunnel entrance on Thursday morning, nearly 24 hours after a head-on collision between two lorries," reports the BBC today. "One of the trucks was carrying tyres and tarpaulins which caught fire and the intense heat is reported to have brought down part of the tunnel roof." [... more]

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