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The number of trains running through the Channel Tunnel is set to rise by 50%, Eurotunnel has said. | The number of trains running through the Channel Tunnel is set to rise by 50%, Eurotunnel has said. |
The reopening of the first of three 17km (10.5-mile) sections of the north tunnel means the number of trains running will rise to almost 170 a day. | The reopening of the first of three 17km (10.5-mile) sections of the north tunnel means the number of trains running will rise to almost 170 a day. |
These are 44 Eurostar trains, 90 lorry shuttles, 29 passenger shuttles, and a varying number of freight trains. | |
Thirty-two people on a freight service were led to safety after a fire broke out on 11 September. | Thirty-two people on a freight service were led to safety after a fire broke out on 11 September. |
Fourteen had suffered minor injuries, including smoke inhalation. | Fourteen had suffered minor injuries, including smoke inhalation. |
Eurotunnel hopes a second section of the tunnel will be open in the next few days. | Eurotunnel hopes a second section of the tunnel will be open in the next few days. |
The final 17km section most badly damaged by the fire is being investigated by police and it will still be some time before it reopens. | The final 17km section most badly damaged by the fire is being investigated by police and it will still be some time before it reopens. |
The cause of the blaze has not yet been identified but French officials say a lorry carrying chemicals, which is understood to have overturned, was close to the seat of the fire. | |
Correction: An earlier version of this story, based on information from a news agency, wrongly stated that Eurostar "would be running at nearly 100% capacity by the end of the | The Channel Tunnel has suffered several incidents since it opened to traffic in 1994 although only one - a fire in 1996 - caused serious injuries. Correction: An earlier version of this story, based on information from a news agency, wrongly stated that Eurostar "would be running at nearly 100% capacity by the end of the week". |