Eurotunnel probes alarm fault
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• Eurotunnel has admitted that it has still not solved the problem that caused the emergency evacuation of Le Freight trains on 20 August and says it could happen again.
Thirty lorry drivers were escorted into the service tunnel after fire alarms were set off on trains travelling in opposite directions within half an hour of each other (CM 28 Aug-3 Sept).
A spokesperson for Eurotunnel says an investigation into the reasons behind the alarms being set off is continuing. It is believed that dust particles may have set off the highly sensitive equipment.
"The alarms are a lot more sensitive than they were in November," says the spokesper son. "What we can say is that it was definitely not fire or smoke." The investigation is hampered by the fact that the ventilation system in the tunnel will have dispersed the cause.
"It is possible that this incident could happen again," the spokesperson adds. "But our technical investigation is to continue to see that it does not."