France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 "Je suis un vrai garçon" had picked up 74 points (the highest a 10 from Russia), placing France 7th of the 25 entries. The French jury awarded its 12 points to Poland. France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 France was represented by Nina Morato, with the song '"Je suis un vrai garçon", at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 30 May in Dublin. "Je suis un vrai garçon" was chosen internally by broadcaster France 2. On the night of the final Morato performed last in the running order, following Poland. "Je suis un vrai garçon" was
2008 Channel Tunnel fire 2008 Channel Tunnel fire The 2008 Channel Tunnel fire occurred on 11 September 2008 in the Channel Tunnel. The incident involved a France-bound Eurotunnel Shuttle train carrying heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and their drivers. The fire lasted for sixteen hours and reached temperatures of up to 1000 °C. Of the thirty-two people on board the train, fourteen people suffered minor injuries, including smoke inhalation and were taken to hospital. When the fire was reported, the tunnel was immediately shut to all services except emergency traffic. The undamaged south tunnel was reopened on 13 September with a freight train entering the