Not good news at all. Luckily there were no passenger trains going through at the time and everyone who was in there has seemingly been evacuated. I would hate to have been tackling that fire.
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Channel Tunnel shut after blaze
Channel Tunnel shut after blaze
A freight train emerges from the Eurotunnel in northern France (file photo)
Eurotunnel services will not resume until Friday, officials said
The Channel Tunnel has been closed after a fire broke out on a freight train about seven miles from Calais.
Thirty-two people on board the train were led to safety although 14 people suffered minor injuries, including smoke inhalation.
The blaze broke out at 1400 GMT about 11km (7 miles) from the French entrance, the operator Eurotunnel said.
The blaze has been contained but all trains have been suspended and thousands of passengers are stranded.
A freight train emerges from the Eurotunnel in northern France (file photo)
Eurotunnel services will not resume until Friday, officials said
The Channel Tunnel has been closed after a fire broke out on a freight train about seven miles from Calais.
Thirty-two people on board the train were led to safety although 14 people suffered minor injuries, including smoke inhalation.
The blaze broke out at 1400 GMT about 11km (7 miles) from the French entrance, the operator Eurotunnel said.
The blaze has been contained but all trains have been suspended and thousands of passengers are stranded.
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