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Truck explodes in Melbourne tunnel
ABC Radio Melbourne
| 23rd March 2007
Posted on 03/22/2007 4:17:00 PM PDT by naturalman1975
Just heard eyewitness report on Australian radio station that truck has 'blown up' in Melbourne's citylink tunnel. Tunnels are closed, smoke is being seen coming from smoke stacks, but little confirmed information as of yet.
The citylink tunnels are major transport infrastructure. If something has exploded in one, it could be very serious.
TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: australia; burnley; burnleytunnel; domaintunnel; truck; tunnel
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To: Heatseeker
How awful! Prayers for all.
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:30:05 PM PDT
by
Chena
("Bush Bashing" not welcomed here.)
To: naturalman1975
Keep us posted. What time is it there?
To: penelopesire
Interesting. (your link)
Sounds like this may be an awful accident.
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:31:26 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: Heatseeker
Hopefully, it is just a horrible accident. Thanks for the update.
To: naturalman1975
Now- are the tunnels underwater? [more specifically, if there is structural damage, be it from seeping water or otherwise, how much effort would it take to repair it?]
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:32:43 PM PDT
by
GSlob
ping for
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:33:42 PM PDT
by
Jedi Master Pikachu
( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
To: penelopesire
What time is it there? It's 10:34 am Friday morning there.
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:33:48 PM PDT
by
BlessedBeGod
(Benedict XVI = Terminator IV)
To: penelopesire
10.30am, Friday
From webcam.
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:34:26 PM PDT
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: naturalman1975
Accident or islamofascists?
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:34:33 PM PDT
by
Jedi Master Pikachu
( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
To: naturalman1975
Lemme guess --the authorities are guaranteeing that they've established that THERE IS NOOOOOOOO LINK TO TERRORISM...!
Riiiiiiiight....?
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:35:00 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: GSlob
To: GSlob
The Burnley Tunnel goes under the Yarra River, and it was recently discovered that the walls are thinner than they were meant to be.
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:35:25 PM PDT
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: All
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:35:57 PM PDT
by
Cindy
To: naturalman1975
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:36:10 PM PDT
by
xcamel
(Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
To: naturalman1975
Looks like something is leaking from the pic.....??
To: naturalman1975
" A FOUR-vehicle collision in a Melbourne has sparked a fire in the Burnley tunnel"
To: penelopesire
Could be - but it's not that uncommon to see water in the tunnel.
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:38:44 PM PDT
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: devane617
I hate tunnels and high bridges.
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:38:44 PM PDT
by
processing please hold
(Duncan Hunter '08) (ROP and Open Borders-a terrorist marriage and hell's coming with them)
To: naturalman1975
According to a friend of mine, it's Australia's answer to Boston's "Big Dig" ;)
To: naturalman1975
"FIRE is reported to be spreading inside Melbourne's Burnley tunnel after a four-vehicle collision this morning.
The fire is understood to be in one of the tunnel's electricity substations.
At least 10 fire trucks are at the scene.
A Victoria police spokeswoman said the crash involved three cars and a semi, and there was "substantial smoke" coming from the tunnel.
The tunnel is being evacuated and there are no reports of injuries."
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posted on
03/22/2007 4:39:57 PM PDT
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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