Fire in a grocery store at 720 Washington Avenue (near Prospect Place), 8:15 AM, 7/15/2014

Reportedly the fire is in the ceiling. Fire crews on site now.

I think it was more the barber shop next door. The grocery store seamed fine, but the barber shop was up in smoke and all windows were smashed out.

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Ack. Bad day at the barbershop. Hopefully no one was injured.

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Prior photo of barbershop: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=washington+ave+and+st+marks,+brooklyn&hl=en&ll=40.676228,-73.963469&spn=0.000016,0.011319&sll=40.677533,-73.963721&layer=c&cbp=13,270.33,,2,7&cbll=40.676315,-73.963483&hnear=Washington+Ave+&+St+Marks+Ave,+Brooklyn,+New+York+11238&t=h&z=17&panoid=WrwQC7EBl36orrHnkg4iQA

Loyal reader Rachel writes a follow up piece:

http://dnainfo.com/new-york/20140715/prospect-heights/washington-avenue-barbershop-neighborhood-hangout-closed-after-fire