Fire breaks out at laundromat on Commonwealth Avenue, quickly extinguished

Engine and Rescue 209 arrived to visible flames in the 3400 block of Commonwealth Avenue

An Alexandria Fire Department ladder truck sits outside Bubble Laundromat at 3400 Commonwealth Ave. early Sunday after a fire broke out at the business. Firefighters said the blaze was quickly extinguished with limited extension. (Photo courtesy Alexandria Firefighters Inc., IAFF Local 2141)

Firefighters extinguished a blaze at a laundromat in the 3400 block of Commonwealth Avenue early Sunday morning, the city’s firefighters union said.

Engine and Rescue 209 arrived to find fire visible from the laundromat, according to a Facebook post from Alexandria Firefighters Inc., IAFF Local 2141, published at 6:14 a.m.

The fire was quickly put out with limited spread to surrounding areas, the post said.

No information on injuries or a cause was immediately available.

The 3400 block of Commonwealth Avenue is home to Bubble Laundromat, a full-service coin-operated laundromat.

The Alexandria Fire Department could not immediately be reached for comment Sunday morning.