Authorities arrested an arson suspect in a Los Angeles fire that forced evacuation orders for 1,000 people as 540 firefighters worked to contain the blaze in city’s western hills, officials said on Monday. ADVERTISEMENTMandatory evacuations were ordered for an area near Topanga Canyon with other residents on standby to leave. Topanga Canyon is a remote, wooded community with some ranch homes about 20 miles (30 km) west of downtown Los Angeles, near the border with Malibu. One person was questioned and released before a second was arrested on suspicion of starting the fire intentionally, Los Angeles Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas told the briefing. “We feel we have the right person,” Terrazas said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 18, 2021 00:56 UTC