A fire that broke out in the undersea Channel Tunnel that links England and France has stranded thousands of passengers and truckers.According to French authorities, six people suffered smoke inhalation. and more than two dozen others were taken care of by the Red Cross but not hospitalized.
According to Eurotunnel officials, people inside the 50-kilometer (30-mile) tunnel, known as the Chunnel, were evacuated through a service tunnel that runs between the two train-carrying tunnels.
According to police in Kent, England, the fire broke out 11 kilometers from the French entrance to the tunnel at about 3.55 p.m. French time (1355 GMT).The $15 billion undersea tunnel commenced operations in 1994 and it now takes just more two hours for the passenger train trip from London to Paris. There are also passenger services to Brussels, Belgium.
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