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Woman accidentally set fire to clothes in laundromat, drove car into business to extinguish flames

Brooke RolfeThe West Australian
Damage to front of laundromat on Caloundra Rd in Clarkson at 11.55pm after a car drove through the front doors causing minor damage to both car and building 7NEWS
Camera IconDamage to front of laundromat on Caloundra Rd in Clarkson at 11.55pm after a car drove through the front doors causing minor damage to both car and building 7NEWS Credit: 7NEWS/7NEWS

A woman who accidentally set fire to clothes inside a laundromat drove her car into the business to put it out.

It was just before midnight on Wednesday when the bizarre saga unfolded at Quality Drycleaning & Laundromat on Caloundra Road in Clarkson, north of Perth.

Damage to front of laundromat on Caloundra Rd in Clarkson at 11.55pm after a car drove through the front doors causing minor damage to both car and building Picture: 7NEWS
Camera IconDamage to front of laundromat on Caloundra Rd in Clarkson at 11.55pm after a car drove through the front doors causing minor damage to both car and building 7NEWS Credit: 7NEWS/7NEWS
Damage to front of laundromat on Caloundra Rd in Clarkson at 11.55pm after a car drove through the front doors causing minor damage to both car and building Picture: 7NEWS
Camera IconDamage to front of laundromat on Caloundra Rd in Clarkson at 11.55pm after a car drove through the front doors causing minor damage to both car and building 7NEWS Credit: 7NEWS/7NEWS

Police confirmed “emergency services were called to reports a car had been driven into the premises and a pile of clothes was on fire”.

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A spokesperson says early inquiries suggest the driver, the only person in the car at the time, “accidentally set clothing alight and was attempting to regain access to the premises after it became locked”.

Inquiries into the incident are ongoing.

A witness said the woman appeared to have been let go after police arrived.

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