Santa Monica firefighters aided by Los Angeles firefighters were tonight battling flames at the rear of a two-story apartment building near the Santa Monica pier, authorities said.
The fire was reported at about 7:45 p.m. in the 1600 block of Ocean Front Walk, said Santa Monica firefighters.
Los Angeles firefighters moved in to help at 8:20 p.m., said the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart. A video posted on Twitter by Our Santa Monica indicates the building had shops on the ground floor and apartments on the second floor.
The fire forced the closure of Big Dean’s Ocean Front Cafe on the same street, according to a Tweet from the Santa Monica Pub Crawl. Voice mail answered at Big Dean’s.
