Hundreds of passengers were stuck in the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France for nearly five hours on Tuesday night. Train passengers were eventually evacuated through a maintenance tunnel and directed to other trains. Then they could continue their journey.
The passengers were in the Eurotunnel Le Shuttle train car, which was on its way from Calais, France, to Folkestone, England. Halfway through, an alarm sounded on board and the train was unable to continue.
The passengers then had to leave the train. They had to walk a bit through the escape and service tunnels, which ran parallel to the railway tunnels.
Replacement trains are waiting for stranded passengers about ten minutes away. It brought them to the British side of the Channels. Later, the stranded wagon train was also dragged out of the tunnel and people got their vehicles back.
No one was injured in the incident. A passenger will have a panic attack.
Eurotunnel doesn’t know why the alarm went off
One traveler compared the incident in the tunnel to a disaster movie. “You just walked into infinity not knowing what was going on. We all had to stay under that ocean in long lines,” he said. BBC news. According to others, the idea of being trapped in a tunnel underwater irritates some travelers greatly.
Eurotunnel Le Shuttle does not yet know why the train alarm went off and why the train was blocked. The company is currently investigating the incident.
Trains returned to normal on Wednesday. Some travelers complained about poor communication from Eurotunnel regarding evacuation. The company said it would personally contact all affected travelers and that everyone would receive compensation.
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