13 found guilty over Mont Blanc tunnel fire

A FRENCH court yesterday found 13 defendants guilty in connection with the 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire.

It ordered a six-month jail term for the French head of security at the Alpine passage where 39 people died in the blaze.

The court handed nine individuals most convicted of manslaughter a variety of fines and shorter or suspended prison sentences, while four companies also received fines for their role in the fire.