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A111 Tegel Tunnel Closes Tonight for Large-Scale Fire Drill

Crews rehearse a vehicle-blaze scenario to validate tactics, equipment, coordination.

Overview

  • The tunnel will be fully closed in both directions from about 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., with an earlier reopening possible if the exercise ends sooner.
  • Autobahn GmbH and the Berlin Fire Brigade are leading the operation in the Flughafen Tegel tunnel on the A111.
  • The drill simulates a car fire in the northbound tube using smoke effects and training dummies to practice rescues under realistic conditions.
  • Procedures, equipment performance and communication between responders, the tunnel control center and police will be evaluated.
  • Planners incorporated lessons from a 2024 exercise in the Rudower Höhe tunnel, and traffic will be diverted with drivers advised to plan detours.