Media learned of the arrest of several more likely perpetrators of the California fires
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- Media learned of the arrest of several more likely perpetrators of the California fires
Los Angeles police have arrested two people suspected of arson that may have started the largest fire in Los Angeles, California. ABC News reported on January 15.
"Two new arrests for arson in separate incidents near the fire zone," the TV station said in its material.
It is specified that one of the arrested admitted to committing arson. According to him, he committed it because he "likes the smell of burning leaves". The second suspect, when asked about the arson, said he wanted to "wreak havoc and destruction."
Canada's CBC News, citing the head of the Los Angeles Police Department, reported on Jan. 14 that three more people had been arrested on suspicion of arson.
"Over the past few days, three people have been arrested for arson outside the zones created by the Palisades and Eaton fires," the TV station reported.
One of the suspects tried to start a fire within city limits with a barbecue lighter, and two others were arrested for setting fire to shrubs and a dumpster in West Los Angeles.
The multiple wildfires in Los Angeles started Jan. 7. Suppression continues, with strong winds fueling the fire and rescue crews lacking water. In connection with the fires in the state declared a major disaster regime. More than 12,300 structures have been destroyed. On suspicion of arson, which could be the cause of the start of the largest fire in Los Angeles, January 9, one person was detained. He could face punishment up to life imprisonment.
ABC News reported Jan. 12 that at least 24 people have died in the California fires. Another 10 were reported missing. On the same day, Bloomberg reported that the fire in California could have been caused by a broken wire. It was found on a tower connected to the Eagle Rock Sylmar power line. Meanwhile, The Washington Post noted that the cause could have been the launching of fireworks on New Year's Eve.
Later, on January 14, The Hill newspaper learned that U.S. President Joe Biden would provide people who suffered as a result of wildfires in California with a one-time payment from the state in the amount of $770. On the same day it became known that the damage from the fires raging in California was estimated at more than $250 billion. According to AccuWeather chief meteorologist Jonathan Porter, these "moving, wind-driven hellfires" have become one of the most expensive disasters of modern times in the United States.
