France's transportation minister reports firefighters are still battling a blaze that broke out on Thursday in the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and France.
Dominique Bussereau says train traffic beneath the English Channel remains suspended. He added that investigators believe the cause of the blaze to be accidental. The fire was discovered about 10 kilometres from the Fire shuts Channel Tunnel traffic ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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