Arson suspect arrested in Los Angeles wildfire area

Newsweek magazine quoted police officer Charles Dinsel of the Los Angeles Police Department as saying that the suspect was subdued by local residents on the afternoon of January 9 in the Woodland Hills area of ​​Los Angeles, not long after the Kenneth fire broke out.

The Kenneth Fire broke out in the San Fernando Valley on the afternoon of January 9 and quickly burned more than 4 ^square kilometers. This is one of five serious wildfires currently raging in Los Angeles County. The wildfires have burned more than 10,000 homes and killed at least 10 people.

Arson suspect arrested in Woodland Hills

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Los Angeles police have opened an arson investigation into the Kenneth fire. "What we know right now is that the incident occurred, it started here, and about 20 to 30 minutes later, a suspect was apprehended by citizens in Woodland Hills," Dinsel said, adding that the Kenneth fire was intentionally set. The area is considered a crime scene, he said.

The suspect’s identity has not been released. A Los Angeles official said the suspect started a fire in the Woodland Hills area at 4:30 p.m. on January 9. Police arrived at the scene and took the suspect away.

Firefighters at the Kenneth Fire in Los Angeles County on January 9.

Witness Renata Grinshpun told KTLA that she saw a person shouting for help to arrest another person who was trying to set fire, holding a gas canister or flamethrower. Several men surrounded and tied him up until police arrived. The suspect is believed to be homeless and in his 30s, according to Fox News.

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