Car bursts into flames inside MacArthur Tunnel in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KTVU) - A car fire closed San Francisco's MacArthur Tunnel Sunday afternoon, according to fire officials. 

The San Francisco Fire Department reported around 12:48 p.m. that a vehicle was engulfed in flames on the southbound side of the tunnel. 

Authorities say the tunnel had to be evacuated in both directions. 

The fire was out by 1:27 p.m. and California Highway Patrol officers later reopened the tunnel in both directions. 

There were no reports of any injuries.