Traffic in inner Sydney was thrown into chaos on Sunday night after a car caught on fire in the Domain tunnel at around 6.30pm.



Smoke poured from the Toyota four-wheel drive, filling the tunnel, and flames engulfed the bonnet and windscreen as motorists looked on.

The flaming car closed traffic in both directions. Credit:John Paul Ahern

Three people who were in the Rav 4 escaped without injury.



Emergency services quickly extinguished the blaze, but traffic was affected throughout the CBD and sprinklers continued to go off in the tunnel as traffic was diverted.

