grace-cleaners-fire-0309-b.jpgRemember the tip we got yesterday about a big fire on 9th Street? Turns out it was indeed a real fire (and not part of the movie getting filmed on the corner) and quite a devastating one at that: Grace Cleaners, and from the looks of it, all the apartments above it at 511 9th Street were completely gutted, reports the blog In My Back Yard. We’ve yet to hear what started the fire. Anyone know? GMAP


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  1. The family that ran Grace was a lovely family.
    I particularly enjoyed greeting the man on the modified Vespa who did deliveries for them.
    I hope they can rebuild.
    I guess it’s petty to worry about my five shirts.

  2. This fire looks similar to the one that last month damaged and closed down the cleaners next to the Pioneer on Lafayette across from Choice. They have reopened this week. Wondering if there is some issue with dust fires in their exhausts? I suppose same threat exists to grease exhausts from restaurants.