A minivan caught fire inside the Caldecott Tunnel during Monday morning commute hours, officials said.

Emergency crews are responding to a vehicle fire inside the Caldecott Tunnel in the East Bay on Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Eastbound Highway 24 is shut down inside Bore 1 after a minivan caught fire at around 9:54 a.

A minivan caught fire Monday morning in the Caldecott Tunnel, prompting the closure of Bore 1 and snarling traffic throughout the area. The fire was reported shortly before 10 a.m. in the middle of eastbound Bore 1,

A vehicle fire inside the Caldecott Tunnel blocked eastbound lanes of Highway 24 in Orinda on Monday morning, authorities said. Emergency crews responded to a car fire inside the right bore of the tunnel,