41.   The Boston Fire Department closed the tunnel until the blaze was extinguished an hour after it was reported.

42.   The Channel tunnel was not closed.

43.   The idea of closing the tunnel was not even raised.

44.   The Haaretz daily reported Friday that U.S. officials suggested that Israel temporarily close the tunnel to calm the situation.

45.   The U.N. Security Council had passed a resolution late Saturday that indirectly called on Israel to close the tunnel.

46.   The summit, which ended Wednesday, failed to meet Palestinian demands for closing the tunnel and withdrawing Israeli troops from the West Bank town of Hebron.

47.   The tunnel has been closed to traffic since the fire broke out.

48.   The tunnel was closed in preparation for the Jewish sabbath, which starts at sundown Friday.

49.   The U.N. Security Council had passed a resolution late Saturday that indirectly calls on Israel to close the tunnel.

50.   The Washington summit, which ended Wednesday, failed to meet Palestinian demands for closing the tunnel and withdrawing Israeli troops from the West Bank town of Hebron.