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Chunnel fire * France - Cause still as dark as the tunnel itself
What happened in the Channel Tunnel?
Calais,France -The International Herald Tribune, by Caroline Brothers -September 18, 2008: -- A week after fire transformed one of Europe's most important transport arteries into a closed incinerator that destroyed a freight train and all 27 trucks on board, French and British investigators and the tunnel's operator have provided little insight into how it all occurred... Why, and where exactly, did the fire break out? What caused it? Did truck drivers who smashed their way out of the train with a hammer need to do so? And when will full service be restored, ending daily disruption for thousands of passengers and tons of cargo?... Not even officials of Eurotunnel, the company that operates the tunnel, have been given access to the actual accident site, 11 kilometers, or 7 miles, from the tunnel's exit on the French side, while French police and transport investigators, observed by the British police, carry out separate inquiries... The French land transport accident bureau is taking the lead in the investigation into the incident, said a spokesman for the British Secretariat to the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority... Although French officials have given no details about the cause of the fire, Transportation Minister Dominique Bussereau said last week that it "likely resembles something accidental," without elaborating... Eurotunnel's chief executive, Jacques Gounon, said he had no reason to believe the fire could have been "criminal" ...Labels: tunnel accidents
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