House fire shuts down intersection in Montrose

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston Fire Department advised people to avoid an intersection Monday in the Montrose area as crews responded to a house fire.

The fire department said it worked on an incident in the 900 block of West Alabama Street, near Montrose Boulevard.
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A tweet posted by HFD Monday morning showed smoke rising above a neighborhood.

Heavy emergency traffic forced a shutdown of traffic at Alabama and Montrose.
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HFD has not disclosed what caused the fire.

The fire department later confirmed the home was abandoned and that no one was injured from the incident.