Some 32 people suffered from
smoke inhalation after an articulated lorry caught fire in a
tunnel on the A10 motorway between Spotorno and Savona in
Liguria on Tuesday.
The thick smoke filled the tunnel, poisoning drivers who had
got stuck behind the truck.
The incident happened at around 10 o'clock in the morning.
The 32 victism were taken to the hospitals of San Paolo in
Savona and Santa Corona in Pietra Ligure.
Many of them were on a bus that was immediately behind the
truck.
The lorry driver was unhurt.
Police and ambulances rushed to the scene.
An investigation has been launched into the causes of the
blaze.
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