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10:08 GMT, Friday, 12 September 2008 11:08 UK

In pictures: Channel Tunnel fire

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Trains were confined to their sidings when the Channel Tunnel was closed after a fire broke out on a freight service on Thursday.

Channel Tunnel fire

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All services were cancelled after the blaze started on a France-bound lorry about seven miles from the tunnel exit.

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The disruption caused frustration for weary passengers who were stranded at St Pancras International station in London.

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On the other side of the Channel, Eurostar passengers unable to complete their journey had to return to Paris's Gare du Nord terminus.

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Some 300 firefighters - 100 of them British - tackled the fire which involved a vehicle carrying the chemical phenol.

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At the French entrance to the tunnel the military stood guard as the marathon firefighting operation continued.

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Kent Police introduced Operation Stack as freight vehicles were parked on the coastbound carriageway of the M20 though the night.

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There was little change the following morning. French police later said the fire had been put out after more than 16 hours.

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