A fire on a school bus closed the Third Street Tunnel Monday morning, officials said.
Emergency personnel were called to the fire at about 10:45 a.m. Monday. Firefighters put out the fire, which was on a school bus that was being towed, D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Lon Walls said.
The bus was empty when it caught fire, Walls said. Three police officers were taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
All lanes of the tunnel are were reopened to traffic by about 3 p.m., according to the District Department of Transportation.
