Van bursts into flames inside Caldecott Tunnel

Minivan Fire Shut Down Caldecott Tunnel Monday, Eastbound Lane Was Closed for Three Hours

A minivan somehow caught fire in the Caldecott Tunnel at around 10 am Monday morning, snarling traffic for multiple hours, but the eastbound tunnel bore in which the vehicle caught fire was reopened at about 1 pm.The drive from Orinda to Oakland was highly disrupted when an SUV caught on fire inside the Caldecott Tunnel just before 10 am Monday morning, according to the Bay Area News Group. Both eastbound lanes of the tunnel were closed briefly …

Minivan engulfed in flames inside Bay Area tunnel, CHP says

A minivan caught fire on Monday morning in the East Bay, causing some lane closures.

Vehicle catches fire in Caldecott Tunnel, snarling traffic

OAKLAND — A minivan caught fire Monday morning in the Caldecott Tunnel, prompting the closure of Bore 1 and snarling traffic throughout the area. The fire was reported shortly before 10 a.m. in the middle of eastbound Bore 1, according to Michael Hunt, a spokesman for the Oakland Fire Department. Crews managed to extinguish the blaze about an hour later. As of 11:15 a.m., the bore remained closed and crews were waiting for the vehicle to be towe…

Van bursts into flames inside Caldecott Tunnel

(KRON) -- Emergency crews are responding to a vehicle fire inside the Caldecott Tunnel in the East Bay on Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Eastbound Highway 24 is shut down inside Bore 1 after a minivan caught fire at around 9:54 a.m. According to CHP’s incident report, the van reportedly collided with a vehicle that was in front of it before it burst into flames. A Tesla driver then picked up the driver from the miniv…

Car fire in Caldecott Tunnel blocks EB lanes of Hwy 24

Eastbound lanes of Highway 24 have been blocked Monday morning due to a car fire inside the Caldecott Tunnel.