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| Tunnel section reopens after fire | Tunnel section reopens after fire |
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| A first section of the track closed after a fire in the Channel Tunnel earlier this month has reopened. | A first section of the track closed after a fire in the Channel Tunnel earlier this month has reopened. |
| Trains are said to be running well, with about half the normal services now operating, after the 10.6-mile (17km) north tunnel section reopened. | Trains are said to be running well, with about half the normal services now operating, after the 10.6-mile (17km) north tunnel section reopened. |
| Operator Eurotunnel said almost 170 trains a day were running and it hoped to reopen more track soon. | Operator Eurotunnel said almost 170 trains a day were running and it hoped to reopen more track soon. |
| Thirty-two people on a freight service were led to safety after the fire broke out on 11 September. | Thirty-two people on a freight service were led to safety after the 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 north tunnel will be open in the next few days, allowing it to increase capacity further. | Eurotunnel hopes a second section of the north tunnel will be open in the next few days, allowing it to increase capacity further. |
| Eurotunnel spokesman John Keefe said: "We reopened the first 17km stretch of smoke-damaged track in the north tunnel this morning and things are running smoothly with no reported problems. | Eurotunnel spokesman John Keefe said: "We reopened the first 17km stretch of smoke-damaged track in the north tunnel this morning and things are running smoothly with no reported problems. |
| "We are now running almost 170 trains a day - including 44 Eurostars, 90 truck shuttles and 29 passenger shuttles from Folkestone." | "We are now running almost 170 trains a day - including 44 Eurostars, 90 truck shuttles and 29 passenger shuttles from Folkestone." |
| The final 17km-section most badly damaged by the fire is being investigated by police and it will be some time before it reopens. | The final 17km-section most badly damaged by the fire is being investigated by police and it will 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. | 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 week". | The Channel Tunnel has suffered several incidents since it opened to traffic in 1994 although only one - a fire in 1996 - caused 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". |