Rumors of arson have spread as fast as the Apple Fire that has consumed more than 33,000 acres in Southern California—despite authorities saying the likely cause of the wildfire was a diesel-fueled vehicle emitting burning carbon from its exhaust.
Emma Riley, 22, whose family owns apple and berry orchards in Oak Glen, told The Epoch Times she witnessed a suspicious event on July 31, the day the fire started. She saw four teenage boys with lighters and what appeared to be a can of lighter fluid huddled in the tall brush off a trail near the Oak Glen School House Museum on Oak Glen Road.
