Burning excavator in the Belchentunnel: traffic on A2 paralyzed!

Burning excavator in the Belchentunnel: traffic on A2 paralyzed!

in the Belchentunnel in Switzerland, a dramatic incident occurred on Monday evening, February 3, 2025, when an excavator went into flames. Shortly after 8 p.m., an automatic fire alarm triggered the Basel landscape police and led to a massive use of the fire brigade and rescue workers. When the emergency services arrived, they discovered strong smoke development in the middle tube of the tunnel and a completely burning excavator that had already caused considerable damage. The fire brigade was able to quickly extinguish the fire, but the excavator suffered total damage and the tunnel system is also significantly affected, as fireworld.at.