Car fire spreads to northwest Houston laundromat, forcing customers to evacuate

A car fire spread to a northwest Houston laundromat Sunday night, forcing customers to evacuate as flames and thick smoke filled the area.

The Houston Fire Department responded around 8 p.m. to the fire at a washeteria in the 200 block of West Tidwell Road near Yale Street.

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Investigators said the fire started in a vehicle parked outside before extending to the laundromat. Witnesses said customers quickly evacuated the building as the flames spread.

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Officials said no one was inside the vehicle when the fire began, and no injuries were reported. The driver was evaluated by EMS at the scene and released.

The driver told reporters off camera that she believes someone may have intentionally targeted her vehicle. However, investigators have not confirmed that claim, and the cause of the fire has not been released.

The incident remains under investigation.