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Homeless man w/ ‘flamethrower’ busted in connection to LA’s Kenneth Fire after residents detain him
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1:47Now PlayingA homeless man has been busted on suspicion of starting one of the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles — after brave locals tackled him as he wandered around using what looked like a “flamethrower.” NY Post reporter Taylor Knight shares this story.
The unidentified suspect was seen riding around Woodland Hills on a bicycle on Thursday afternoon setting fire to several old Christmas trees and garbage cans at the same time as the Kenneth Fire started, locals said.
Renata Grinshpun told KTLA she was in her backyard when she heard a car screech to a stop and a man yelling, “Neighbors, he’s trying to start a fire! Call 911!’”
She saw the suspect holding a large “propane tank or a flamethrower” — which others described as a blowtorch — as he tried to torch debris in the street.
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