Local fire chief David Acuna said on BBC Radio 4’s Today program, adding that there isn’t “any conclusive evidence” that the fires were started on purpose. Since an arrest has been made,
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) believes the Kenneth fire was ignited on purpose north of the Palisades fire. Residents reportedly held a guy for allegedly trying to ignite a fire.
In Woodland Hills only minutes after the rapidly spreading fire started yesterday. In connection with the fire, Sean Dinse of the LAPD’s Topanga Division informed KTLA 5 that.
He was subsequently taken into custody by law enforcement. The suspect, according to a resident, was carrying a “propane tank or a flamethrower.”
Police said that 20 people have been arrested as a result of the deployment of National Guard soldiers to prevent looting in areas that have been evacuated.
