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Byline: Kim Bell
June 30--ST. LOUIS -- The Afghan Market on South Grand Boulevard went up in flames early Thursday in a three-alarm fire. St. Louis firefighters escaped injury, although a wall collapsed while they were trying to fight the blaze. Fire crews had gotten out of the building before the wall collapsed, said Fire Capt. Dan Sutter. The fire broke out about 12:30 a.m. Thursday at the store, in the 3700 block of South Grand Boulevard near Chippewa Street. The cause is under investigation, Sutter said. When fire crews arrived, they were met with large amounts of smoke, Sutter said. The third alarm was struck so fire crews could get more help. The …