BBC NEWS | Europe | Channel Tunnel shut after blaze
The Eurotunnel, the only land contact between United Kingdom and European Continent, was closed on September 11, 2008.
However, on September 13, 2008, it was reopened.
The news could have caused scare to due to the date on which it had occurred.
Secondly, it again bring into light a man made marvel where two landmass are joined by 39 km longest undersea tunnel. It joins Calais in France with Folkstone in United Kingdom.
"The Channel Tunnel has suffered several incidents since it opened to traffic in 1994 although only one - a fire in 1996 - caused casualties.
In August 2006, 34 people had to be led to safety after a fire broke out on a lorry being carried on a freight train."
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