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The vehicle was recovered shortly before noon. The faulty cables and lighting were replaced in the afternoon. The tunnel can be reused in a single lane.
4.10 pm, November 28, 2020
It had been since Saturday morning The Tauern tunnel on the A 10 in the direction of Salzburg is closed. On Saturday, shortly before 6 a.m., a truck trailer loaded with disinfectant it started to burn. After completing the first repairs, the tunnel was opened to traffic again around 4 pm The tunnel is currently passable on a single lane, the speed was limited to 60 km / h in view of the work in progress.
As the ASFINAG announced in a broadcast, the driver reacted quickly, maneuvered the vehicle into a breakdown compartment and uncoupled the trailer from the tractor unit. At first he tried to put out the fire himself, but then he left the tunnel in time, as did all the other road users. Nobody was hurt.
Because the truck had disinfectant it worked Difficult to use for fire brigades. The fire was extinguished shortly before 7 a.m., but because the embers were still burning, emergency services had to use a wheel loader Divide the load into small units and unload it.
No serious damage
Shortly before noon, the burned truck trailer was recovered from the tunnel. Then Asfinag experts and an outside appraiser checked the damage. Cables and lighting it was still afternoon repaired. Inspection of the structure did not reveal any serious damage.
Traffic is diverted
Traffic that was stuck in a jam in front of the tunnel was returned by the police to the St. Michael im Lungau crossing. For him Truck traffic ASFINAG had one heading to Salzburg from the Villach junction Great detour on the A 2 Südautobahn and the A 9 Pyhrnautobahn furnished. Cars had to leave the A 10 at St. Michael im Lungau and could get back up at Flachauwinkel.
