All Eurostar trains have been cancelled for the rest of the day after a reported fire in the Channel Tunnel.
Passengers are facing hours of delays after Eurostar said smoke had been detected in the north tunnel and services were suspended in both directions.
The company, which runs passenger services linking St Pancras in London with Paris and Brussels, said all trains were returning to their original stations and the tunnel was closed.
Kent Police said there had been a lorry fire at the French end of the tunnel.
However, a spokesman for Eurotunnel, which runs car and freight services between Folkestone and Calais in France, said there was not a truck fire but a carbon dioxide alarm had gone off.
The firm tweeted: "Passenger and freight services are currently suspended in both directions.
"CO2 detectors have been activated in one tunnel; we are currently awaiting feedback from teams in Tunnel."
No-one was believed to be hurt in the incident that was being dealt with by French authorities.
A Kent Police spokesman said: "A lorry fire has led to the closure of both bores of the Channel Tunnel.
"The fire was at the French end of the tunnel and is being dealt with by the French authorities. There are no reported injuries.
"However, rail passengers are advised to expect significant delays whilst the vehicle is being recovered and fumes are cleared from the tunnels."
A warning to customers on the Eurostar website said: "We are sorry but we are unable to run any further trains today because Eurotunnel has been closed due to smoke detected in the north tunnel.
"If you were planning to travel today, we advise you to postpone your journey and not to come to the station."
In March, hundreds of Eurostar passengers were delayed after a lightning strike triggered a fire in a building close to the entrance to the tunnel in Kent.
Although there was no damage to the track, four trains in and out of England were affected.
Three eventually reached their destination but the fourth, which had been heading to Paris, was forced to turn back to London.
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