City on Fire: Over Half of LA County Blazes Caused by Homeless

Firefighters put out a blaze in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Los Angeles is set ablaze up to 24 times a day. The cause? Thousands of homeless encampments.

This year, fires started in homeless encampments have accounted for 54 percent of the blazes battled by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), according to officials—a sharp uptick compared to 2020.