Water mist system extinguishes car fire inside the Tyne Tunnel
Tunnel operators used an automated water mist suppression system for the first time during a vehicle fire on Saturday.
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Tyne Tunnel operators TT2 halted traffic in both directions on Saturday afternoon after a Ford Fiesta caught fire inside the southbound tunnel. Chronicle Live reported that the vehicle stopped at 4.33pm and was quickly engulfed in flames within three minutes. [1]
Seconds after the fire began, TT2 activated an advanced water mist fire suppression system. According to Chronicle Live, this was the first time the automated equipment had been used in a live emergency incident to suppress a blaze. [1]
The Tyne Tunnel consists of two toll tunnels carrying the A19 road under the River Tyne in North East England, connecting Jarrow with North Shields and Wallsend. The original tunnel opened in 1967, and a second southbound tunnel opened in February 2011 as part of a 262 million pound project. [3][4]
Chronicle Live reported that the incident caused long traffic delays for drivers traveling on the A19 on Saturday afternoon while emergency procedures were carried out. [1]
In short
- A Ford Fiesta caught fire inside the southbound Tyne Tunnel at 4.33pm on Saturday.
- Operators TT2 activated a water mist fire suppression system for the first time in a live incident.
- Traffic was halted in both directions along the A19 during the emergency response.
Sources
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- [1]Behind the scenes of Tyne Tunnel's 'UK first' emergency response after car bursts into flamesChronicle Live, 19h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Behind the Candelabra on Wikipedia
- [3]Tyne Tunnel on Wikipedia
- [4]Tyne Tunnel on Grokipedia
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 4 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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