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2026

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Hong Kong firefighter honoured after dying in line of duty during high‑rise blaze

Leung, a 17‑year veteran, was remembered for his “unwavering professionalism and courage” during a f...

Hong Kong firefighter honoured after dying in line of duty during high‑rise blaze

2025

Michael Halwachs from Austria elected chair of the CTIF Tunnel Fires Working Group at the November 2...

The delegates highlighted the importance of systematic sharing of best practices and the need to inv...

Michael Halwachs from Austria elected chair of the CTIF Tunnel Fires Working Group at the November 2025 meeting in Prague

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High-Level Tunnel Training for Firefighters: Road tunnel fire suppression under real conditions

- Only in real conditions can our crews develop a feel for these demanding situations. Our Austrian ...

High-Level Tunnel Training for Firefighters: Road tunnel fire suppression under real conditions

Woman injured in oxygen-related explosion after lighting cigarette

Sheriff Wallace issued a public safety warning following the explosion, emphasizing the extreme danger of smoking near oxygen tanks or hoses.

Woman injured in oxygen-related explosion after lighting cigarette

A graphic of a heavy transport truck tunnel fire. Graphic by MSB / Mikael Karlsson

The CTIF Tunnel Fire Working Group is open for new members

We would therefore like to encourage all National Committees to either nominate new members for this...

The CTIF Tunnel Fire Working Group is open for new members

Death toll in Polish coal mine methane explosion has risen to three - 13 injured

On January 22, 2025, a significant incident occurred at the Knurow-Szczyglowice coal mine in southern Poland. At approximately 850 meters below ground, methane gas ignited, leading to a fire that resulted in injuries to 16 miners. Among them, nine suffere

Death toll in Polish coal mine methane explosion has risen to three - 13 injured

2024

he scenario with two burning trucks in the training tunnel facility of the International Fire Academy in Lungern is based on the fire event in the Gotthard Road Tunnel from October 24, 2001. Wikipedia Commons License.

The CTIF Tunnel Fires Working Group has defined their new objectives at the virtual meeting held in ...

Prioritized topics are high speed rail and regulations, current approaches to risk assessment in tun...

The CTIF Tunnel Fires Working Group has defined their new objectives at the virtual meeting held in May

An illustration shows the inside of a potential submerged floating tunnel that would be used to cross a fjord in Norway.P hoto by Norwegian Public Roads Administration P

Tunnel fire in Singapore effectively extinguished by sprinklers

The KPE tunnel, a 9km-long expressway, is equipped with fire safety features, including overhead wat...

Tunnel fire in Singapore effectively extinguished by sprinklers

Los Angeles Fire DepartmentFollow US&R Tunnel Rescue Training LAFD Urban Search and Rescue companies took part in a simulated underground tunnel rescue working with the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) at the Regional Connector Transit Corridor. Tunnel construction creates many potential dangers which makes a well coordinated technical rescue crucial to the success of any incident. Date: 062318 Photo Use Permitted via Creative Commons - Credit: LAFD Photo

New Chairs appointed in 2024 for the CTIF Tunnel Fire and Fire Investigation Work Groups

Peter Søem Denmark, and Timo Kouki, Finland have been appointed chairs of these important CTIF Work ...

New Chairs appointed in 2024 for the CTIF Tunnel Fire and Fire Investigation Work Groups

The CTIF working group for Tunnel Fires met online

CTIF President Milan Dubravac emphasized the importance of this group as it is very relevant technic...

The CTIF working group for Tunnel Fires met online

2023

Screenshot from the DARS road company surveillance footage of the early stages of the fire.

Tunnel fire in Slovenia - transport truck collided with several vehicles and caused massive fire

A multi-vehicle collision caused a fire in a tunnel on the A1 motorway near Maribor on Monday, leadi...

Tunnel fire in Slovenia - transport truck collided with several vehicles and caused massive fire

A photo of a burned out van on the train that caught fire in a tunnel near Fritzens, Austria, on June 7. Photo by FF Fritzens.

150 train passengers evacuated from fire in railway tunnel in Austria: 400 firefighters involved in ...

151 passengers were evacuated from the tunnel. The large-scale operation by the emergency services i...

150 train passengers evacuated from fire in railway tunnel in Austria: 400 firefighters involved in the rescue

2022

Rapid vehicle fire development in Seoul highway tunnel

The fire occurred in a noise barrier tunnel along an expressway in Gwacheon, South Korea, according ...

Rapid vehicle fire development in Seoul highway tunnel

2019

Explosions, fire and overload the biggest challenges as Norway builds the world's first floating tun...

Live explosives tests will investigate how tubular concrete structures behave when subjected to inte...

Explosions, fire and overload the biggest challenges as Norway builds the world's first floating tunnel across the fjords