A French official says firefighters have extinguished a blaze in the tunnel under the English Channel, but undersea train traffic remains suspended for a second day. Gerard Gavory, deputy head of the Calais regional administration, told reporters the main fire was put out Friday morning, though firefighters were still putting out some flames . Jacques Gounon, chief executive of Eurotunnel, said the undamaged southern passage of the Channel Tunnel, could reopen as soon as Friday evening. The fire broke out Thursday afternoon on a truck aboard a 30-car shuttle train traveling from England to France, injuring 14 people. The 50-kilometer (30-mile) tunnel opened to passengers in 1994. Officials said the fire appeared accidental, according to a report of the Associated Press.
