WASHINGTON — A fire in the basement of the Steve Madden shoe store in Georgetown forced the evacuation of nearby businesses and closed M Street Thursday. D.C. Fire spokesman Oscar Menedez said firefighters received the call around 10:15 a.m. for the fire in the 3100 block of M Street. The fire was out by 11:20 a.m.

#Georgetown on M St btwn Wisconsin + 31st: BLOCKED, @dcfireems Fire is knocked down. #dctraffic pic.twitter.com/JrS97Cmd6D — WTOP Traffic (@WTOPtraffic) February 25, 2015  

M Street was shut down between 30th Street NW and Wisconsin Avenue NW. It reopened shortly before 1:30 p.m.