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Honolulu-bound lanes of Pali Highway reopen after tunnel fire

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                                A screenshot from a traffic camera at the intersection of Pali Highway and Waokanaka showed little traffic after a truck fire forced the closure of the tunnel in the Honolulu-bound direction.

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A screenshot from a traffic camera at the intersection of Pali Highway and Waokanaka showed little traffic after a truck fire forced the closure of the tunnel in the Honolulu-bound direction.

UPDATE: 1:30 p.m.

The Honolulu-bound lanes of Pali Highway have been reopened after an earlier fire in one of the tunnels forced traffic to be diverted, according to the Hawaii DOT.

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A truck fire in the Honolulu-bound Pali tunnel this morning forced the closure of the tunnel and diversion of traffic.

Honolulu-bound traffic is being detoured from the Pali Highway to Kamehameha Highway at the Castle Junction, according to the Hawaii Department of Transportation.

The department first posted about the fire at 9:44 a.m.

No serious injuries were immediately reported.

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