Car catches fire in Boston tunnel one day after several vehicles catch fire nearby

Massachusetts State Police officials said troopers responded to a car fire Saturday morning in the Interstate 90 Connector Tunnel, not far from where several vehicles caught fire less than 20 hours ago.

State police said Saturday's car fire happened around 9:30 a.m. and no injuries were reported.

NewsCenter 5 reporter Ted Wayman took photos of the vehicle involved in that car fire, which had been brought into the parking lot of the State Police Tunnels barracks on Massport Haul Road.

This car fire comes after several vehicles caught fire inside the tunnel ramp approaching the east side of the Ted Williams Tunnel Friday afternoon.

The Boston Fire Department said that shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, firefighters responded to a fire involving three vehicles involved in a crash inside the tunnel connecting Interstate 93 north to the eastbound side of the highway in Massachusetts toll booth, just before the Ted Williams Tunnel.

A photo from Friday's incident shared by a WCVB Channel 5 viewer showed at least one vehicle engulfed in flames with smoke billowing up to the roof of the tunnel ramp.

State police said several people got out of their vehicles and ran away, leading to other cars burning.

“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.”

Lai said she and her family came out of the tunnel and then saw other people running before the tunnel became dark from what appeared to be smoke.

Sky 5 video showed smoke coming from one of the ventilation buildings near Boston's Fort Point neighborhood.

Video below: Ted Williams Tunnel ramps reopen hours after massive fire closed them

Deputy Fire Chief James Greene said six people were inside the vehicles that caught fire and three of them were transported to Boston-area hospitals.

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.”

“The companies did a great job accessing both ends of the tunnel to get water and put out the fire,” Greene said.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation closed both off-ramps from I-93 north to I-90 east to allow inspectors to evaluate the roadway and other road assets to see if repairs were needed.

The ramps reopened to traffic on Friday around 9 p.m.