Hundreds of Eurostar passengers stuck in '38C heat' after power cut

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HUNDREDS of passengers have been trapped on a Eurostar train in the scorching heat after a power failure. The passengers were forced to evacuate the train after the power failure on the line betwee…

Among those caught up was writer, actor and comedian Katy Brand, who said she was on the 10.56 London - Brussels service.

She tweeted: I am one of hundreds of people on the fire-struck 10.56 train Brussels to London. We are being held in a tunnel. "Babies are ill, people are fainting. We were promised a rescue train. It’s been two hours. Where is it? This is very unsafe. Legal action ahead."“We are working to resolve this as soon as possible, and another train has been sent from Brussels to collect travellers on board.

“Customers with bookings this afternoon should check our website for any cancellations caused as a knock-on effect and we apologies for any inconvenience caused.”For the latest news on this story keep checking back at Sun Online, where we will bring you live updates as soon as they happen, before anyone else.

 

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