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# Firefighters contain bungalow fire on Arizona Avenue before it spreads
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/bungalow-fire-threatens-arizona-avenue-homes-incident-is-one-in-a-series-of-fires-at-location/
- Published: 2002-11-13T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:54:27.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

An Arizona Avenue bungalow fire almost spread to other buildings Tuesday before firefighters got the blaze under control.

The fire was reported at 5:11 p.m. and the Santa Monica Fire Department dispatched 27 firefighters, who arrived at the scene of 2702 Arizona Ave. five minutes later. The fire started in a small area between the bungalow and its detached garage, which faces Princeton Street. Before the fire was extinguished, it briefly threatened nearby buildings when it spread to the roof of the garage and the bungalow.

However, firefighters were able to quickly contain the blaze before it could grow.

No one was in the home or the garage at the time of the fire. The property is unoccupied and there is a “for sale” sign posted in the front lawn.

Fire officials said the cause of the fire was not immediately known, and the incident is under investigation. There have been two other small fires at the same location within the past two months, fire officials said.

Damage to the home and the detached garage is estimated at $25,000.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 13, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/111302.pdf?ref=smdp.com)