No one killed in Channel Tunnel fire

Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:00pm EDT
 
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PARIS (Reuters) - No one was killed in a blaze in the Channel Tunnel on Thursday, the French Interior Ministry said, adding that a chemicals truck had caught fire as it was being transported between France and Britain.

In a separate announcement, French rail operator SNCF said rail traffic through the tunnel was suspended until Friday.

(Writing by Francois Murphy, editing by Crispian Balmer)

 

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