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Broken window at San Francisco high-rise shuts down intersection in SOMA neighborhood

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Two blocks of Howard Street in San Francisco's SOMA neighborhood were closed on Monday while crews worked to repair a broken window on a high-rise building.

As of 1 p.m., Howard Street remained closed to through traffic between Fremont and Main streets and Beale Street is open to southbound traffic, according to San Francisco police spokesperson Officer Gonee Sepulveda.

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At about 8:50 a.m. police and fire crews were called to the area surrounding 301 Howard St., where a six-floor window was apparently broken from the inside but didn't fall out of its frame.

San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson Capt. Jonathan Baxter said the weather is not to blame for the damage.

Fire crews were released from the scene at about 9:30 a.m. but police were still helping with traffic control early Monday afternoon.

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