Teresa Graves' house

This is the house where actress Teresa Graves died in a fire.

It is located at 3437 West 78th Place in Los Angeles, California.

Graves was best known for portraying the titular character in the 1970s police drama "Get Christie Love!"

As Detective Christie Love, she was known for her famous catchphrase, "You're under arrest, sugar!" She also appeared in the third season of the sketch comedy series "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In."

Shortly after the pilot for "Get Christie Love!" was produced, Graves became a devout Jehovah's Witness. This created challenges for the show's writers, as she made several demands that conformed to her new religious beliefs.

For example, she refused to have her character lie, drink alcohol, or engage in any romantic scenes.

The "no lying" rule was particularly difficult to write around, as her character was an undercover detective. These constraints, combined with a low budget, led to the show's cancellation after just one season.

In 1983, she retired from acting to devote her time to the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Graves lived out the remainder of her life at this house in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. During her later years, she spent most of her days caring for her elderly mother, Willie.

Firefighters were called to this address shortly after midnight on October 10th, 2002, after a neighbor noticed that the back of the residence was engulfed in flames.

Upon entering the property, the first responders discovered the former actress unconscious in her bedroom. Although a fire alarm at the front had been set off, it seems as though it didn't wake her in time.

Graves was rushed to the nearby Daniel Freeman Hospital in Inglewood, where she was later pronounced dead at the age of 54.

Her elderly mother was not home at the time of the incident, as she had recently been hospitalized following a stroke.

The cause of the fire was determined to be a faulty space heater in Graves' back bedroom.

It appears as though the former actress suffered a significant amount of smoke inhalation before the fire alarm at the front of the house detected anything.