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These pages aim at</p> <ul> <li>giving you information what to do in case of emergency</li> <li>providing latest information and guidelines for contractors at ESO</li> <li>providing you the required information for the use of the ESO HQ parking space</li> </ul> </div> <div class="richtext text parbase section"> <h2 style="text-align: center;">Emergency Information</h2> <div><table border="1"> <tbody><tr><th scope="col"> </th> <th scope="col">Garching</th> <th scope="col">Vitacura</th> <th scope="col">Paranal</th> <th scope="col">La Silla</th> </tr><tr><th rowspan="2" scope="row">Emergency Number</th> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="style1">112</span><br> (internal)</div> </td> <td rowspan="2"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="style1">3333</span><br> (internal)</div> </td> <td rowspan="2"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="style1">5555</span><br> (internal)</div> </td> <td rowspan="2"><div style="text-align: center;"><span 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