Bob McCarty Writes

“FIRE IN ‘THE CHUNNEL!’”

That’s what’s being reported in the British and French press about the undersea Channel Tunnel that connects England and France:

All freight and passenger services were suspended after a “serious incident” on French side of the tunnel. — The (UK) Telegraph

Some 32 truck drivers have been evacuated from a freight train into a service tunnel. — Sky News (UK)

Train traffic through the Channel Tunnel linking England and France was halted on Thursday after a fire broke out, Eurotunnel officials said. — Agence France Press

For a good overview of the 14-year-old structure affectionately known as “The Chunnel,” click here or on the image above to visit The Discovery Channel’s “Machines and Engineering” web site.

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