State police said three vehicles collided and caught fire inside Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill Tunnel, which caused the tunnel to be closed in both directions on Friday night.
Video shared by a WTAE viewer showed thick, black smoke coming from the tunnel on Interstate 376, known by locals as the Parkway East.
Traffic cameras showed police cars blocking I-376 as eastbound traffic was being diverted off the parkway at the Squirrel Hill/Homestead exit just before the tunnel.
The tunnel reopened to westbound traffic at about 7:45 p.m. The outbound tunnel was open again just after 9:50 p.m…