PHOTOS: A tractor-trailer caught fire inside the northbound 3rd Street Tunnel in Northwest Washington, forcing a closure Tuesday morning. D.C. Fire and EMS officials say crews responded to a tractor-trailer fire in the northbound lanes of the 3rd Street Tunnel near New York Avenue NW. Officials say the passenger compartment of the 18-wheeler was fully involved when firefighters arrived.
A full box alarm and a hazardous materials unit were requested as crews worked to extinguish the fire and establish a water supply. The fire led to the closure of the northbound 3rd Street Tunnel between D Street NW / U.S. Capitol (Exit 9) and U.S. 50 / New York Avenue.
