Electric vehicle bursts into flames, snarling morning traffic on Mass. Pike

An electrical conveyance burst into flames adjacent Boston’s Prudential Tunnel during the Friday greeting commute, prompting officials to adjacent portion of the Massachusetts Turnpike.

Troopers and firefighters responding to a study of a car occurrence connected the westbound broadside of Interstate 90 conscionable beyond the passageway astir 7 a.m. recovered flames shooting from an electrical vehicle, according to Massachusetts State Police.

“For the information of motorists and archetypal responders, officials closed the roadway and diverted each traffic, the instrumentality enforcement bureau said successful a statement. “The engulfed conveyance is electrical and volition instrumentality respective hours to extinguish.”

MassDOT initially estimated that the closure “would stay successful spot passim the morning,” but each westbound lanes reopened soon earlier 9:30 a.m.

State constabulary said respective passing drivers besides struck debris successful the roadworthy from the occurrence adjacent mile marker 133.

Video shared with Boston 25 News showed achromatic foam coating the roadway, cruisers blocking each question lanes, and gridlock traffic.

Drivers were advised to question alternate routes and debar the country during the closure.

There was nary contiguous connection connected injuries to those progressive successful the incident.

The exigency effect comes conscionable hours aft a antheral was killed successful a clang adjacent the city’s Sumner Tunnel.

An probe is ongoing.

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