LA fire 'arsonist' arrested after being tackled by residents as infernos devastate city leaving at least 10 dead
01/10/2025 02:30 AM
A SUSPECTED arsonist has been arrested over fears he started a devastating fire ripping through parts of Los Angeles.
The ferocious Kenneth Fire began ripping through LA’s West Hills on Thursday afternoon.
Authorities are treating the latest blaze as arson and treating the area as a crime scene, NewsNation reports.
One man – understood to be in his 30s – has been taken into custody.
He was “detained by citizens”, according to Fox News.
Kenneth Fire has already torn through more than 800 acres and continues to rip through Ventura County.
It started in the San Fernando Valley just two miles from a school serving as a shelter for fire evacuees and then moved into neighboring Ventura County by the evening.
LA Mayor Karen Bass said: “We are expecting this fire to rapidly spread due to high winds.”
It is one of three major fires wreaking havoc in LA – with ten people confirmed dead, though the toll is feared to be much higher.
