All lanes of traffic were re-opened on southbound Interstate 93 Thursday after a truck fire in the O’Neill Tunnel.
Emergency crews responded to a trash truck fire near exit 20 on southbound I-93 around 1:15 p.m., according to the Boston Globe.Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald told the paper that the fire began in the back of the garbage truck, and that firefighters had to open the vehicle to gain access to the blaze. The truck was towed away just after 3 p.m., according to Massachusetts State Police.
— Ken Lewis (@kboot69) May 12, 2016
#MAtraffic Rt 93SB X20 #Boston shut down for truck fire in the O’Neil Tunnel. All traffic being diverted off X26 #Leveritt/Storrow Dr.
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) May 12, 2016
Smoke from the fire could be seen coming from the tunnel’s vents, as captured by some onlookers on social media:
BREAKING: Video of garbage truck on fire inside O’Neill tunnel. I-93 shut down southbound. @necn pic.twitter.com/EHH4kOHvUh
— Daniel Gadbois (@GadboisNECN) May 12, 2016
Truck fire smoke coming out of tunnel vents downtown pic.twitter.com/Cw1lHo9jhL
— Steve Adams (@SteveAdamsTweet) May 12, 2016
