Updated Oct. 24, 8:32 p.m.

A vehicle caught fire in front of the Allen Lee Hotel on F Street Monday evening, billowing smoke down F Street.

Metropolitan Police Department public information officer Hugh Carew said a call came in reporting the fire at the 2200 block of F Street at about 6:48 p.m.

Fire officials broke into the car’s windows after extinguishing the flames, pouring smoke out of the vehicle. The fire appeared to be extinguished by 7 p.m.

A University Police Department officer on scene said the cause seemed to be an engine fire and did not look malicious. University spokeswoman Michelle Sherrard said MPD was leading the investigation.

D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Lon Walls said the cause of the fire is still pending investigation but firefighters did not need to “spend a lot of time” putting out the flames and no individuals sustained injuries.

The cause of the fire is unknown.

– Andrea Vittorio and Lauren French contributed to this report