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| Fire shuts Channel Tunnel traffic | Fire shuts Channel Tunnel traffic |
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| Train traffic through the Channel Tunnel, which links England and France, has been suspended in both directions following a fire, officials said. | Train traffic through the Channel Tunnel, which links England and France, has been suspended in both directions following a fire, officials said. |
| No-one was injured in the blaze that began at 1400 GMT in a freight train about 11km (7 miles) from the French entrance, the operator Eurotunnel said. | No-one was injured in the blaze that began at 1400 GMT in a freight train about 11km (7 miles) from the French entrance, the operator Eurotunnel said. |
| Some 32 people - all of them said to be lorry drivers - were evacuated through a service tunnel. | Some 32 people - all of them said to be lorry drivers - were evacuated through a service tunnel. |
| French firefighters have now brought the blaze under control. | French firefighters have now brought the blaze under control. |
| The freight shuttle was travelling from Folkestone to Calais. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. | The freight shuttle was travelling from Folkestone to Calais. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. |
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| "A train is now on its way from France to pick up the people from the service tunnel and take them back to France," a UK police spokesman said. | "A train is now on its way from France to pick up the people from the service tunnel and take them back to France," a UK police spokesman said. |
| The French train company SNCF said services would not resume until Friday. | The French train company SNCF said services would not resume until Friday. |
| Security exercises are staged in the Channel Tunnel by police, fire and ambulance services from both England and France to ensure preparedness for such an incident. | Security exercises are staged in the Channel Tunnel by police, fire and ambulance services from both England and France to ensure preparedness for such an incident. |
| In four months in 2007 Eurotunnel carried more than 340,000 lorries and 2.2 million passengers. | In four months in 2007 Eurotunnel carried more than 340,000 lorries and 2.2 million passengers. |
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