Bus on fire, Tuesday morning, inside the Fiumelatte tunnel, along the state road 36 which connects Lecco to Valtellina, near Varenna. On board 25 children and the driver, who managed to get them off before the vehicle was devoured by the flames. There were moments of genuine panic among the teenagers, but luckily no one was hurt. Seven of them were transported to the hospital for examination, all in green code: five girls and two boys between 14 and 16 years old. They would have inhaled smoke, but their condition is of no concern.
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Lecco, bus catches fire in the tunnel: 25 boys on board
happened Tuesday morning, shortly after 9, along the north carriageway. They were on board the bus 25 kids from Lipomo (Como), headed to Livigno for a summer camp at the Oratorio San Vito. The cause of the flames was a tire burst. The bus caught fire in motion e the driver promptly stopped in a pitch, made the boys get off and directed them towards the tunnel exit, about 150 meters away, so that they could breathe clean air. They were necessary five fire brigade teams from Lecco and Bellano to extinguish the stake with thickening foam and move the vehicle to a safe area. According to the firefighters, the fact that the system of fans dell’Anas.
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Three motorists, who followed the bus, would remain slightly intoxicated. Great mobilization of rescue forces: 118, nursing cars, the volunteers of the Mandellese and those of Bellano. The Areu operations center hijacked the air ambulance that took off from Como to Varenna. Highway 36 closed to the north between Lecco and Bellano to allow the cleaning and safety of the tunnel. The northbound traffic was diverted to Abbadia Lariana along the provincial road 72. It seems that the ventilation system of the tunnel has suffered damage: a table convened in the Prefecture to decide on the reopening of the north lane.
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This morning a bus carrying 25 children caught fire inside a tunnel, along the state road 36 that connects Lecco to Valtellina, near Varenna – writes the president of the Lombardy Region on Facebook Attilio Fontana. -. The driver managed to get all the boys off before the vehicle was devoured by the flames. So much fear, but luckily no one needed medical attention. Five fire brigade teams from Lecco and Bellano took part, to whom our thanks go, to put out the stake.
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July 13, 2021 | 11:44
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