A car was engulfed in flames while going through the Holland Tunnel on Sunday night, causing severe traffic chaos and filling the intersection from New Jersey City to Lower Manhattan with smoke.
The facts They occurred around 9: 00 pm, according to a report from the Port Authority, whose elements had to block all lanes for more than an hour.
A video shows the moment of the fire, while drivers of other cars get out of their vehicles surprised.
Fortunately no injuries were reported , but nervous people who did not know at first what was happening. There are no details of what could have caused the fire.
The 1.6-mile-long tunnel is an important connection to the Big Apple, especially on the night of the return of thousands of people after the end of week.