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Rail traffic can resume under English Channel

Britain-France tunnel to reopen after blaze


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CALAIS, FRANCE: The undersea train tunnel that has revolutionized travel between France and England can reopen and traffic should resume ''progressively,'' the operator said late Friday, after firefighters extinguished an intense blaze earlier in the day.

Eurotunnel, which operates the tunnel, said technical checks confirmed one of the two tunnels was ready to be reopened, with cargo trains and shuttles for trucks starting again perhaps as soon as overnight.

Eurostar, which operates sleek high-speed passenger trains through the tunnel, said it would not resume services until today at the earliest.

Firefighters endured extreme temperatures and cramped quarters as they put out the blaze, which broke out Thursday afternoon aboard one of the trains that whiz back and forth through the 30-mile tunnel.

The fire deep under the English Channel left the British Isles cut off for more than a day from continental Europe other than by sea or air — the only routes that existed before the undersea tunnel opened to passengers in 1994.

Firefighters spent no more than 15 minutes at a time inside the tunnel, because of the intense temperatures of up to about 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit. The blaze was declared extinguished about midday Friday.

Five of 14 people injured remained in hospitals Friday, said prosecutor Gerald Lesigne, who was investigating the blaze. Officials said some people had inhaled smoke; others hurt their hands by breaking the train's windows to escape.

Officials appeared to rule out terrorism as a cause of the blaze, one of the most serious incidents in the history of the tunnel that has made day trips between Paris and London possible by high-speed train.

Passenger frustrations in France and Britain over the temporary loss of the tunnel showed how reliant people have become on the link. About 26,000 people travel through each day.

The huge lines of trucks that built up on the English side lessened Friday as police told motorists to avoid the area. Police turned parts of a major highway into a giant parking lot for trucks.


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