Despite eyewitness and camera evidence of suspected arson in the Greater Los Angeles fires, authorities have yet to rule it as the cause of the blaze. In one instance, a concerned resident showed firefighters video proof of arsonists setting fire to the city.

Los Angeles police said "a male was heard stating a suspect was trying 'to light a fire' near the Kenneth Fire". The allegation was later ruled unfounded.

A homeless man zip-tied by concerned citizens after he was seen lighting fires on a Los Angeles street with a torch has yet to be charged with arson, Los Angeles cops said Friday — while stressing

A homeless man has been busted on suspicion of arson close to where one of the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles broke out — after brave locals tackled him as he used what looked like a

The LAPD has launched an arson investigation at Victory Trailhead, where the Kenneth fire began, according to Entin. "What we know right now is that the incident occurred, started here and about 20 minutes, 30 minutes later, a suspect was detained over in Woodland Hills area by citizens," Dinsel said.

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.​

The suspect was detained near the Kenneth Fire, which the LAPD believes was intentionally set, a police official has said.

A man has been arrested in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles on suspicion of arson. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has yet to verify whether it is connected with the Kenneth Fire raging in the area. A man has been arrested on suspicion of ...

An arson suspect arrested in Pacoima admitted he started a small fire that burned a tree "because he liked the smell of burning leaves," police said.