No injuries after house fire north of Vienna briefly shuts down road

UPDATE 7:32am: Vienna fire officials say they have cleared the scene. They say there were no injuries in the house fire and say they have not determined a cause.

ORIGINAL: A house fire in Maries County has briefly shut down a road north of Vienna.

ABC 17 News first started hearing reports of the fire around 4:00 Monday morning.

It happened at a home near Highway 63 and Route AA.

The Vienna Fire Protection District posted about the fire on its Facebook page. It says firefighters from Vienna and Argyle are on the scene.

It also said it had to shut down Route AA for about an hour and says one lane has now reopened.

A picture the fire department posted shows heavy smoke billowing from the home and several firefighters on scene.

ABC 17 News is working to find out if anyone was hurt in the fire and what started it. We’ll update this story as we learn more.