Car fire in O’Neill Tunnel snarls evening traffic for second time this week

BOSTON — A car fire in Boston’s O’Neill Tunnel snarled traffic as commuters headed home Thursday.

MassDOT alerted drivers to the vehicle fire and said that I-93 southbound was closed at Exit 16B shortly before 6:00 p.m. All lanes had reopened by 6:45 p.m.

MassDOT shared video of the sedan stopped in traffic, flames leaping from the hood of the car as traffic slowly made its way by on the righthand side.

Car fire in O’Neill Tunnel snarls evening traffic for second time this week

There has not been any word on any injuries.

The vehicle fire came just days after another car engulfed in the tunnel snarled traffic on Tuesday.

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