All Eurostar services are set to be cancelled today and trains are returning to their stations after a fire in the Channel Tunnel.
Passengers are expected to face major delays after Eurostar, which operates car and lorry-carrying trains through the tunnel, said it had been closed in both directions.
Kent Police said the smoke was caused by a lorry fire at the French end of the tunnel and no-one was believed to be hurt.
Messages to several customers from Eurostar's Twitter account said the tunnel would be closed "until this evening".
One passenger, Helen Todd, tweeted: "Smoke in the channel tunnel! So unlucky! Hope they sort it soon!"
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."
Eurostar has also tweeted: "It's likely that all trains will be suspended for the rest of today."
Cross-Channel car service Le Shuttle tweeted: "CO2 detectors have been activated in one tunnel; we are currently awaiting feedback from teams in Tunnel. Further info to follow."
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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