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Downtown Edmonton abandoned house fire lights up morning sky

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Downtown Edmonton abandoned house fire lights up morning sky
WATCH ABOVE: Firefighters were called Monday morning an abandoned house in downtown Edmonton – Apr 22, 2019

Flames shot into the sky and smoke filled the air as a house in downtown Edmonton caught fire early Monday morning.

Firefighters were called just after 4:30 a.m. to an abandoned house at the corner of 98 Avenue and 103 Street, just above Bellamy Hill.

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Crews arrived five minutes later to find a 1930s-era home on fire and began attacking the flames from the outside.

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No one was injured and no properties in the area had to be evacuated, Edmonton Fire Rescue Services said.

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Six fire trucks responded to the fire. As of 6 a.m., crews were still determining if the house was safe to enter.

No road closures were reported. The cause of the fire is not known.

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