A fire that charred several cars and a carport at the home of a city councilor in Portland, Oregon, early Sunday is being investigated as a possible arson, police said.

The councilor, Candace Avalos, said she woke up to find that her car, carport and home were engulfed in flames, but she was able to get out safely with her cat, Valentino. Portland police said the cause of the fire, which was reported at 2:40 a.m., had not been determined, but it was “considered suspicious in nature.” No arrests have been made.

Investigators said Monday afternoon that they had not found evidence that an accelerant or an incendiary device had been used in the fire, which did not appear to have specifically targeted Avalos.

The blaze appeared to have started in a storage shed next to Avalos’s home, accordi

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