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| Calais fires could disrupt Channel Tunnel, Eurotunnel says | Calais fires could disrupt Channel Tunnel, Eurotunnel says |
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| Eurotunnel has warned of "significant disruption" to services if burning tyres on the motorway in Calais are not removed by French police. | Eurotunnel has warned of "significant disruption" to services if burning tyres on the motorway in Calais are not removed by French police. |
| Ferry workers had set fire to tyres on the road leading to the port to try and block the entrance to the Eurotunnel terminal, the company said. | |
| Traffic from Folkestone on the cross-Channel rail service is not being affected, Eurotunnel said. | |
| Day return passengers have been advised to reschedule their journeys. | |
| French police told the BBC protesters would end their blockade at 12:00 BST. | |
| Eurotunnel tweeted: "The protesters have now left the motorway, but A16 from Calais remains closed as the authorities work to remove the [blockage]." | |
| Passengers are experiencing delays, a spokesman for the company said. | |
| Eurotunnel has advised those unable to access the Coquelles Eurotunnel terminal from the Calais direction to use a diversion which has been put in place from the Boulogne direction. | Eurotunnel has advised those unable to access the Coquelles Eurotunnel terminal from the Calais direction to use a diversion which has been put in place from the Boulogne direction. |