Metro bus catches fire in 9th Street tunnel, tunnel evacuated

Crews are working to put out a fire in the District's 9th Street tunnel on Thursday night after a Metro bus burst into flames.

9th Street tunnel bus fire

DC Fire and EMS first reported the fire just before 7 p.m.

Officials are diverting traffic from the area and asking drivers to avoid the tunnel. The southbound lanes in the tunnel have been closed while firefighters battle the flames.

DC Fire and EMS confirmed that everyone in the tunnel when the bus caught on fire had been evacuated. So far, no one's been reported injured.

According to DC Metro, there were no passengers on the bus when it caught fire.

The cause of the fire is unclear.