Mass Pike westbound shut down in downtown Boston due to EV fire
The Mass Pike westbound in downtown Boston is locked down due to a fire in an electric vehicle.
MassDOT reports I-90 westbound is closed at mile marker 133 “due to a vehicle fire.”
The State Police add: “This morning shortly after 7 a.m., Troopers and Boston Fire responded to a car fire on I-90 west just beyond the Prudential Tunnel. Several vehicles also struck debris in roadway as part of the scene.
“For the safety of motorists and first responders, officials closed the roadway and All diverted traffic.
“Boston Fire advised State Police that the engulfed vehicle is electric and will take several hours to extinguish.”
This is a developing story …
More Stories
Around $125bn of ships and cargo lie stranded in the Gulf as Hormuz crisis ushers in a ‘new maritime order’
Geopolitical uncertainty has become the single biggest risk hanging over the shipping industry, with vessels and cargo worth roughly $125...
Elon Musk loses his trillionaire crown as SpaceX and Tesla shares slide
Elon Musk has lost his trillionaire status barely weeks after claiming it, as shares in SpaceX and the electric carmaker...
Apple lifts iPad and MacBook prices by up to 25% as AI memory crunch bites
Apple has raised the price of its iPads and MacBooks by as much as 25 per cent, conceding that it...
Next prime minister ‘must back business, not tax it’, warns chambers chief
The next prime minister must back companies rather than tax them if Britain is to lift a “cost of doing...
How Much Consumer Data Can SMBs Keep
For UK small businesses, the question of how long to hold onto customer data is not as simple as picking...
Historic 400-year-old German brewery files for bankruptcy
Hofbrauhaus Wolters blames a shrinking beer market and high operating costs due to soaring energy prices Hofbrauhaus Wolters, one of...