THERMAL DETECTOR SECURITY GATE SEEN NEAR ENTRY OF MONT BLANC ROAD
TUNNEL UNDER ALPS FROM FRANCE TO ITALY....
A thermal control security gate to detect overheated lorries stands
near the entry (L Rear) on the French side of Mont Blanc road tunnel
which links France and Italy beneath the Alps during a media visit
January 28, 2002. France and Italy have begun carrying out safety tests
on ventillation and signalling systems in the Mont Blanc tunnel which
closed after a fire in March 1999 killed 39 people. REUTERS/Robert
Pratta
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