He was both fire captain and prolific arsonist. His novel put him in prison
The FBI would eventually call John Orr the most prolific serial arsonist of the 20th century, and when he went on trial in ...
California Wildfires Map Shows Buildings Destroyed in Eaton and Palisades Fires
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) says that more than 12,300 structures have been destroyed ...
Blame game for California fires grows as lawsuits and recall efforts gain steam
LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley defended her decision not to deploy additional firefighters ahead of the blazes despite warnings ...
The Cause of the LA Fires Might Never Be Known—but AI Is Hunting for Clues
The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western US remains unknown, so the US Forest Service has teamed up with ...
What role did arsonists play in the California wildfires?
Most likely not, though it may take months before there are definitive answers. "To jump to any conclusions right now is ...
Timeline: How the LA fires erupted into the worst natural disaster in California history
At least 25 people have been killed and more than 40,000 acres burned as the wildfires race through southern California for a ...
Crashes and Disasters
Fire investigators are looking at a hiking area called Skull Rock as the potential point of origin for the destructive ...
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Attorneys for fire victim say utility may have destroyed evidence of what caused deadly LA-area fire
LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for a woman who is among thousands who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire outside Los Angeles say ...
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Investigators looking into whether Palisades fire kicked off by previous blaze
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has asked that anyone ... of dozens of victims have been filed against Southern California Edison blaming its equipment for sparking the ...
Warnings for dangerous winds extended in Southern California as new wildfires break out
Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires less than two weeks after deadly blazes ...
Containment of Palisades, Eaton fires continue upward trend while winds expected to die down
The Eaton fire, burning in Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre, was 55% contained as of 6:30 a.m., according to Cal Fire. The ...
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Lawsuits claims Southern California Edison equipment sparked devastating Eaton Fire
A team from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ... Southern California Edison claim the utility’s equipment sparked the deadly Eaton Fire burning near Pasadena.