(CNN)The tunnel connecting Britain and France beneath the English Channel closed Saturday because of smoke emanating from a truck, officials said.
The problem halted all passenger service in the Channel Tunnel, including the high-speed Eurostar trains from London to Paris and Brussels and the Eurotunnel vehicle shuttle, officials said early Saturday afternoon.
"Today's
incident ... was an issue with a lorry on one of the Eurotunnel
shuttles," Eurotunnel representative Romain Dufour said.
No injuries were immediately reported at the 50-kilometer tunnel.
The
Eurostar trains will not run for the rest of Saturday, a company
representative said, adding that the incident stopped about two-thirds
of the day's scheduled service.
The
Eurotunnel shuttle that conveys customers and their vehicles is
expected to resume service Saturday evening in the England-to-France
portion of the tunnel, though the reverse route won't open until Sunday
morning, Dufour said
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