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Successful Emergency Testin the Virgolo Tunnel

During a full scale emergency exercise in the more than 40 years old Virgolo tunnel near Bolzano, the water mist firefighting system, installed in 2006, was successfully tested Quelle/credit (2): Fogtec
During a full scale emergency exercise in the more than 40 years old Virgolo tunnel near Bolzano, the water mist firefighting system, installed in 2006, was successfully tested
Quelle/credit (2): Fogtec

In October 2014, the Autostrada del Brennero S.p.A. carried out a full scale emergency exercise in the more than 40 years old Virgolo tunnel near Bolzano. Fogtec’s fixed firefighting system (FFFS) was part of testing of the tunnel’s emergency management and safety systems. More than 200 experts from police, fire brigades, civil defence, the Autostrada del Brennero S.p.A and manufacturer Fogtec attended the exercise that started at 21:00 and lasted until 4:00 in the morning

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