Metrobus Fire Clouds Downtown DC, Tunnel Closed
TL;DR
A Metrobus caught fire in the 9th Street Tunnel in Northwest DC around 7 p.m., sending a heavy black smoke plume over Downtown. The tunnel and the 9th Street Expressway were closed as firefighters fought the blaze; the driver was unharmed. Metro said the hybrid-diesel bus prompted a precautionary fleet inspection affecting all 32 buses.
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