Firefighters Extinguish Vault Fire In Santa Monica

SANTA MONICA, CA — Santa Monica Fire Department firefighters extinguished a vault fire that was reported late Tuesday morning in the 300 block of Wilshire Boulevard.

SMFD officials asked residents to avoid the area and expect possible delays when initially tweeting about the fire at 11:58 p.m. The fire was put out by firefighters minutes later, and SMFD gave the all-clear around 12:15 p.m.