Homeless Man Suspected of Causing Palisades Fire

Homeless Man Suspected of Causing Palisades Fire
Flames from the Palisades fire glow in the distance in Topanga, northwest of Los Angeles, on May 15, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
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A 48-year-old homeless man was charged May 18 with arson in connection with a 1,158-acre brush fire in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

The hunt for the arsonist began May 15, when a Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) helicopter spotted a man moving around a bush near a blaze that began the day prior, LAPD Capt. Erik Scott told The Epoch Times.