The police have arrested a suspect in the 55 arson fires in Los Angeles over the weekend. Most prolific serial arsonist in modern history, based on number of fires set. (But certainly not the size of them). They were virtually all set in cars parked in car ports, with the hope that they would spread to the structures. All were put out pretty quickly, the worst damage I believe was Jim Morrison's former home in Laurel Canyon which sustained significant, (but not fatal), damage. I was just pointing that house out to Mr. Kaisen one night before.
Arsonists are sick fks but I would like to think that if I was one, I'd set a really big fire as opposed to a million little ones. I'm just a little more ambitious than that. Virtually 100% of the big brush/wildfires that you read about every year in CA. are intentionally set. The rest are accidents, people starting bonfires in the forest that get out of control.
The police finally arrested a good suspect this AM. He was driving a Dodge minivan full of fire-starting supplies near several of the fires. He apparently is in an "immigration dispute" w/ the federal govt. Take a wild-ass guess where he's from...
Wait for it......
Germany. 