Fire damages Broken Spoke Cafe on Washington

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A fire broke out at a house Monday afternoon and spread next door to a popular restaurant on Washington Corridor.

The Houston Fire Department says firefighters responded shortly after 3pm Monday. They say the Broken Spoke Cafe on Washington near Sabine suffered major fire damage after the blaze first completely engulfed the small house next door. The fire remained at one alarm.

A third building also suffered heat exposure.

There were no reports of injuries.

No word yet on a cause on the fire.

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Dad accused of leaving 4 young kids alone in apartment with broken glass

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A Houston man is accused of leaving four young children alone in an apartment with broken glass.

Tristan J Brown, 28, is charged with abandoning a child. According to court documents, on Saturday a woman called police to report children who had been left alone in an apartment in the 5500 block of Eskridge. The woman told an officer that she saw Brown, her neighbor's ex-boyfriend, put a small child through the hole of a broken window. The child then unlocked the door and Brown entered the apartment with three other children, the neighbor said.

The neighbor said she saw Brown leave a few minutes later and she became concerned because she knew the children's mother was at work. She told police she went over and found four kids, ages two to six, alone in the apartment. She also says a bathroom mirror had been broken and shards of glass were all over the floor.

Police called the children's mother who said that Brown, who is the children's father, was caring for them, and that he sent her a text saying the kids were alone at the apartment.

Bail in the case has been set at $10,000. Brown reportedly has prior convictions on drug charges.

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Water spewing from broken main in W. Houston

The break is spewing water on Westheimer at Dunlavy. City crews aren't yet sure what caused it, but they don't think it is drought related.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A major water main break at is causing problems in west Houston.

The break is spewing water on Westheimer at Dunlavy. City crews aren't yet sure what caused it, but they don't think it is drought related.

Crews might have to shut down water service to buildings in the area to repair the break. There were reports the water was causing some of the concrete on either side of Westheimer to buckle.

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