Overnight fire damages 27 cars at northeast Houston auction site

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office was called to the Cash For Cars on Rankin Road at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, where more than 20 cars were engulfed in flames.


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Authorities say an accidental, unspecified electrical anomaly in a vehicle caused a fire that spread through the lot.

The Aldine fire chief tells ABC13 that 22 cars caught fire, and the HCFMO says 27 cars total were damaged.
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Authorities say there were no injuries and the business was not under operation at the time of the fire.