Crime & Safety

Santa Monica Residents Urged To Avoid Area Of Trash Fire

Locals were asked to avoid the 1300 block of Palisades Avenue.

SANTA MONICA, CA — Firefighters were warning of possible traffic delays as a crew worked to put out a trash fire in Santa Monica.

Officials asked commuters and residents to avoid the 1300 block of Palisades around 5:30 a.m., the Santa Monica Fire Department tweeted.

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