An NJ Transit bus fire in the Lincoln Tunnel forced a brief, total shutdown of inbound traffic to New York Thursday afternoon, according to the Port Authority, and though traffic was seen crawling along once it was towed, there may be lingering delays.
NJ Transit says the bus was heading to the Port Authority Bus Terminal and was not yet in passenger service when the driver reported a brake fire in the South Tube around 2:15 p.m. Flames were quickly extinguished by local emergency crews.
No injuries were reported, but traffic devolved into bumper-to-bumper gridlock. Chopper 4 was over the scene as the NJ Transit bus was towed from the tunnel. One tire appeared to have sustained heavy damage.
At least one tire appeared to have been damaged. A tweet from the Port Authority Bus Terminal warned of delays at the Midtown hub and NJ Transit said its buses were operating with 30-minute delays to and from the city.
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