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Flames erupt from burning van on Mass. Pike in Boston

One lane of traffic was getting by, causing a major backup in the Fenway/Back Bay/Allston area

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A van was fully engulfed in flames on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston Tuesday evening.

Firefighters quickly doused the flames pouring from the white vehicle, which was in the right lane by MBTA train tracks.

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One lane of traffic was getting by, causing a major backup in the Fenway/Back Bay/Allston area, near Ipswich Street.

A burning van on I-90 in Boston on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.
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A burning van on I-90 in Boston on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.
A van on fire on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.
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A van on fire on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.

Authorities haven't shared information about the incident.

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