LONDON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Eurotunnel's passenger and freight services were expected partly to resume on Saturday night after a fire on a freight train led to the closure of the Channel Tunnel.
Eurotunnel's "Le Shuttle" service announced that a tunnel inspection was underway and some services were anticipated to resume on Saturday evening.
It also confirmed that the earlier fire on a freight train in the Channel Tunnel "was quickly brought under control by the emergency services."
Eurostar, a high-speed railway service linking Britain with France and Belgium, had suspended all its services on Saturday due to "smoke detection" in the Channel Tunnel.
Eurostar's customer care team tweeted that the incident occurred at around 11.30 (GMT) and its trains were returning to original stations as the tunnel was closed until further notice.
Britain's Kent Police said the Channel Tunnel was closed due to a "lorry fire" at the French end of the tunnel. No injuries were reported.
Eurostar said it would be running a "near normal service" on Sunday for passengers who have an existing reservation for the date.
"As Eurotunnel has advised us that its north tunnel will remain closed all day tomorrow, Eurostar services will be subject to delays of between 30 and 60 minutes," the company said in a service update notice.
"Services are expected to run tomorrow on Sunday, with delays - stations will be very busy so if you can postpone then that is advisable," Eurostar noted on its Twitter account.
The company promised to try to re-book a train for passengers who were on a cancelled train on Saturday and need to travel "urgently" on Sunday.
"We would strongly advise passengers whose journeys were impacted today by the problems in Eurotunnel not to come to our stations unless they have rebooked through our contact center," Eurostar suggested.
