The City of Boston Fire Department responded Friday afternoon to several cars that caught fire inside the tunnel ramp approaching the east side of the Ted Williams Tunnel. A photo shared by a WCVB viewer showed at least one vehicle engulfed in flames, with smoke billowing up to the roof of the tunnel ramp. The Boston Fire Department said shortly after 4 p.m. Friday that firefighters responded to a fire involving three vehicles that firefighters said were involved in an accident and were on fire inside the entrance ramp to the tunnel. The fire occurred in the tunnel from northbound Interstate 93 to eastbound Mass Pike, just before the Ted Williams Tunnel. Video below: Vehicles on fire inside tunnel State police said several people got out of their cars and fled, causing other cars to catch fire. The Boston Fire Department shared several photos from inside the tunnel after the fire, showing severe fire damage to three vehicles. . “They were able to quickly extinguish two of the cars,” firefighters said on social media. “The other car was a hybrid that took longer to turn off.” Deputy Chief James Greene said six people were inside the vehicles. Three were transported to Boston area hospitals. The companies did a great job accessing both ends of the tunnel to get water and put out the fire. Sky 5 video showed smoke coming from one of the ventilation buildings near Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood. Check the latest traffic conditions here. We heard a lot of bangs,” said Shaunna Lai, who was on her way to Logan Airport. “Next thing we know, we see… people running towards us getting out of their cars and saying: ‘Get out, get out of here, get out of here’ screaming.” “We just left our cars unlocked and ran out. from there,” Lai said. “My two children, my husband and I got out of there.” Lai said that when they came out of the tunnel, other people were still running away. “The next thing we What we know is that we see total darkness in there.” Do you have photos or videos of the incident? Email ulocal@wcvb.com or upload it here. Lai said that the darkness appeared to be smoke coming from the tunnel “I don’t know how deep it went in there because we were relatively early entering the tunnel,” Lai said. that two northbound I-93 exit ramps would remain closed for several hours: the eastbound HOV ramp and the Frontage Road ramp “The closure of these two ramps is expected to be in place by the evening as MassDOT inspectors will need to. “Evaluate the roadway and other road assets to see if repairs will be necessary,” the agency said in a news release. Anyone heading to Boston’s Logan Airport, especially from northbound Interstate 93, should expect serious delays and stoppages. Video below: Smoke rises from ventilation system during vehicle fire in Boston tunnel
The City of Boston Fire Department responded Friday afternoon to several cars that caught fire inside the tunnel ramp approaching the east side of the Ted Williams Tunnel.
A photo shared by a WCVB viewer showed at least one vehicle engulfed in flames, with smoke billowing up to the roof of the tunnel ramp.
The Boston Fire Department said shortly after 4 p.m. Friday that firefighters responded to a fire involving three vehicles that firefighters said were involved in an accident and were on fire inside the entrance ramp to the tunnel.
The fire occurred in the tunnel from northbound Interstate 93 to eastbound Mass Pike, just before the Ted Williams Tunnel.
Video below: Vehicles on fire in a tunnel
State police said several people got out of their cars and ran away, leading to other cars burning.
The Boston Fire Department shared several photos from inside the tunnel after the fire, showing severe fire damage to three vehicles.
“They were able to quickly extinguish two of the cars,” firefighters said on social media. “The other car was a hybrid that took longer to turn off.”
Deputy Chief James Greene said six people were inside the vehicles. Three were transported to Boston area hospitals.
The companies did a great job accessing both ends of the tunnel to get water and put out the fire.
Sky 5 video showed smoke coming from one of the ventilation buildings near Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood.
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“We heard a lot of bangs,” said Shaunna Lai, who was on her way to Logan Airport. “The next thing we know, we see … people running towards us from their cars and saying, ‘Get out, get out of here, get out of here’ and screaming.”
“We just left our cars unlocked and ran out,” Lai said. “My two children, my husband and I got out of there.”
Lai said that when they came out of the tunnel, more and more people were running away. “The next thing we know, we see like total darkness in there.”
Do you have photos or video of the incident? Email ulocal@wcvb.com or download it here.
Lai said the darkness appeared to be smoke coming from the tunnel.
“I don’t know how deep it happened because we were relatively at the beginning of the tunnel,” Lai said.
MassDOT said two northbound I-93 exit ramps would remain closed for several hours: the eastbound HOV ramp and the Frontage Road ramp.
“The closure of these two ramps is expected to be effective this evening as MassDOT inspectors will need to evaluate the roadway and other road assets to see if repairs will be necessary,” the agency said in a news release.
Anyone heading to Boston’s Logan Airport, especially from northbound Interstate 93, should expect serious delays and stoppages.
Video below: Smoke rises from ventilation system during vehicle fire in Boston tunnel
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