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Man accused of starting Palisades Fire is arrested.

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29-year-old man accused of starting blaze that turned int...

A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of igniting a fire that eventually turned into the destructive Palisades Fire, authorities announced.

Rinderknecht started the Lachman Fire in the early morning hours of Jan. 1 after working as an Uber driver the night before, according to the federal criminal complaint.

After the Lachman Fire ignited, Rinderknecht called 911 to report the blaze, fled the scene in his car but turned around when he saw fire engines approach, Essayli said.

"Although firefighters suppressed the blaze, the fire continues to smolder and burn underground within the root structure of the dense vegetation," Essayli said during a press conference Wednesday morning. "It smoldered underground for about a week until on January 7, heavy winds caused this underground fire to surface and spread above ground, causing what became known as the Palisades Fire - one of the most destructives fires in Los Angeles City history."

Fing Florida man...

23 minutes ago, DEagle7 said:

Fing Florida man...

Well, he used to live in California....

It jives with the theory that crazy people end up in Florida because they can't flee any further and still be in the continental US.

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