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Midtown Tunnel back open following tractor-trailer fire

A tractor-trailer caught fire in the tube going from Norfolk to Portsmouth.
Credit: VDOT

NORFOLK, Va. — All lanes are back open in the Midtown Tunnel, after a tractor-trailer caught fire on Wednesday afternoon.

Westbound traffic was stopped before 2 p.m. going from Norfolk to Portsmouth. A tractor-trailer inside the tube had caught fire.

By 2:30, the fire was put out and the accident scene was cleared, according to Elizabeth River Crossings.

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