Vehicles catch fire in Boston's Ted Williams Tunnel

Lina PortmanMay 25, 2024

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POLICE SAY THE Apple DEPARTMENT STORE was closed when RUDDY crashed through the doors because of what happened a few hours earlier – so no employees were injured. THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE WHEN YOU DRIVE IN A TUNNEL. CONDUCTORS IN BOSTON’S TED WILLIAMS TUNNEL. FACING FLAMES AND SMOKE THIS AFTERNOON. This happened after several vehicles crashed and caught fire. WOMAN DRIVING IN TUNNEL SAYS SHE HEARD LOUD BANGS AT FIRST. She had to make a second decision to escape. < NEXT THING I KNOW WE SEE... WITHIN A FEW MINUTES... PEOPLE ARE RUNNING TOWARDS US... OUT OF THEIR CARS... AND THEY SAY GET OUT, GET OUT OF THE DROP, GET OUT OF HERE SCREAMING. . AND WE JUST LEFT OUR CARS OPEN AND GET OUT OF THERE... MY TWO KIDS, MY HUSBAND AND I... WE KNOW IF THE THING WAS GOING TO COLLAPSE OR WHAT WAS GOING TO COLLAPSE.

Vehicles catch fire in Boston's Ted Williams Tunnel

Three vehicles involved in a crash in a Boston tunnel Friday afternoon caught fire, authorities said. The Boston Fire Department said it was after 4 p.m. that companies were working on the accident inside the Ted Williams Tunnel. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish two of the cars, and the other was a hybrid car that took longer to extinguish, firefighters said. .>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<"Next thing I know, a few minutes later we see people running towards us out of their cars and they're saying 'Get out, get out, get out of here,' screaming and we just left our cars open and ran out of there – my two kids, my husband and I didn't know if the thing was going to collapse or what was happening,” Shaunna Lai said. , who fled the fire. Three people involved in the first accident were taken to hospital.

BOSTON —

Three vehicles involved in a crash in a Boston tunnel Friday afternoon caught fire, authorities said.

The Boston Fire Department said it was after 4 p.m. that companies were working on the accident inside the Ted Williams Tunnel.

Firefighters were able to quickly put out two of the cars, and the other was a hybrid that took longer to put out, firefighters said.

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“The next thing I know, we see, a few minutes later, people running towards us out of their cars and they're saying, 'Get out, get out, get out of here,' and we're screaming. left our cars open and we ran out of there – my two kids, my husband and I didn't know if the thing was going to collapse or what was happening,” said Shaunna Lai, who was there. escaped from the fire.

Three people involved in the first accident were taken to hospital.