Shortly after, at 6:00 on Tuesday 2 July, the firefighters intervened along the A4 motorway just before the new Montecchio Maggiore toll booth junction towards Verona due to a fire in the tractor unit of an articulated lorry: no one was injured.
The driver of the heavy metal box truck, which was transporting packaged furniture to be assembled, noticed smoke, pulled over and got out, while the truck caught fire.
The fire brigade teams
arrived from Vicenza and Arzignano with two fire engines, two tankers and 10 operators, they put out the flames, avoiding the involvement of the semi-trailer. The fire also affected four noise panels on the highway. After the vehicle was turned off, highway traffic was channeled into a single lane.
On site the auxiliary personnel of the highway and the highway police. The causes of the fire of probable electromechanical nature are being examined by the teams of firefighters who intervened.
The rescue operations ended at 8:30 am.
Montecchio Maggiore
Useful information
Emergency number: 115
Ministry of the Interior Department of Fire Brigade, Public Rescue and Civil Defense
Fire Department Command of Vicenza
- Fire Brigade Command of Vicenza
- Address Via Farini, 16 36100 Vicenza
- Telephone 0444/565022
- Arzignano Detachment
- Address Via Sega, 9 36071 Arzignano
- Telephone 0444/670222
- Asiago Detachment
- Address Via Cinque, 166 36012 Asiago
- Phone 0424/462222
- Bassano del Grappa Detachment
- Address Via Ca’ Baroncello, 2 36061 Bassano del Grappa
- Telephone 0424/228270
- Lonigo Detachment
- Address Via Fiume, 6 36045 Lonigo
- Telephone 0444/830222
- Schio Detachment
- Address Via Jean Monnet, 25 36015 Schio
- Telephone 0445/519002
- Recoaro Terme Volunteer Detachment
- Address Via Facchini left, 14/8 36076 Recoaro Terme
- Phone 0445/946228
- Thiene Volunteer Detachment
- Address Via Marco Corner 36016 Thiene
- Telephone 0445/361222
- Vicenza Divers Unit
- Address Via Farini, 16 36100 Vicenza
- Telephone 0444/565022
External relations and emergency communication
- CR Dr. Salvatore TURRIA
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