Channel Tunnel set to reopen after ‘smoldering load’ closure

Passengers waiting front of idle high speed trains at St Pancras International Station in LondonPARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – The Channel Tunnel operator said services could restart later on Saturday after it evacuated a shuttle train and closed the undersea crossing earlier in the day due to smoke from a truck. Eurotunnel said that the incident, which shut the tunnel for several hours, had not caused significant damage. Smoke detectors were set off by a "smoldering load" in the trailer of a truck, it said, clarifying an earlier statement in which it had said the source of the smoke was unknown. "The smoldering has now been dealt with by the fire and rescue services, and we are now working to remove that shuttle and to get services restarted again in the other tunnel this evening," a spokesman for Eurotunnel told Reuters.

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Channel Tunnel closed after truck fire

PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – The Channel Tunnel operator evacuated a shuttle train and closed the subsea crossing on Saturday due to a truck fire, British police said, adding that there were no reported injuries. Kent Police said there were no trains in the tunnels and French authorities were dealing with the incident that occurred at the Calais end.
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