Channel Tunnel Fire

The recent fire in the channel tunnel was apparently caused by a fire on a freight train which halted all traffic between Britain and the European continent on Thursday.

Via Thescotsman.com:

The Channel Tunnel is 51-km long, including a 38-km stretch that runs some 40 metres under the sea – the longest such undersea subway in the world.

Officials originally said the fire started on a lorry carrying phenol, a toxic, flammable product used in various industries, but French media later reported that this truck was removed before it was engulfed by the flames.

No one died in the fire, which supposedly started on a lorry aboard the shuttle.