Fire guts Ronkonkoma barber shop, officials say

Investigators from the Suffolk County police arson squad are trying to determine the cause of an early morning fire that gutted a barber shop in Ronkonkoma on Friday.

Photos show a “grand opening” sign on the facade of the shop, called Off the Rails, with firefighters battling an exterior and interior blaze.

Fire officials said four departments — Ronkonkoma, Lakeland, Farmingville and Nesconset — responded to the scene, located on Railroad Avenue, following the call at 1:29 a.m.

There were no reported injuries.

Additional details were not immediately available.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”