Officers in Azusa, California have arrested a man suspected of arson following a brush fire that broke out in Pioneer Park. As wildfires ravage Southern California, Azusa Police Department apprehended unhoused man Jose Carranza-Escobar on suspicion of igniting the fire at around 11:40pm on Friday as he was standing near the flames.

Officials say Escobar is not connected to any of the major wildfires burning in LA. AZUSA, Calif. - A man has been charged with arson after intentionally starting a fire in Azusa, LA County DA Nathan Hochman said.

Azusa police have arrested a 39-year-old homeless man on arson charges after arriving to find him standing just steps away from a brush fire in Pioneer Park.

Dramatic footage shows the moment an arson suspect was arrested in Azusa, California, on January 10, not far from the San Gabriel Mountains, where the destructive Eaton Fire started. The Los

Jose Carranza-Escobar was found standing next to the flames in Pioneer Park in Azusa, Calif., authorities said Saturday.

A man was arrested on suspicion of purposely starting a brush fire in Azusa, police announced. First responders were called to Pioneer Park shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the Azusa Police Department. There, a witness told officers the man who ignited the blaze was still at the scene.

Nine suspects have been charged with looting and one suspect charged with arson not linked to either the Palisades or Eaton fires, according to LA County DA Nathan Hochman.

The Azusa Police Department this weekend arrested ... Arriving officers located the man and took him into custody on suspicion of arson while Los Angeles County firefighters put out the brush ...

Los Angeles police said three people were charged with arson in separate incidents this week after they were caught lighting fires near where the massive, deadly blazes have torn through parts of Southern California.

Southern California authorities have arrested two people in separate fire-starting incidents amid the deadly, days-long wildfire that has burned down Los Angeles County neighborhoods, killed at least 24 people,

A new fire broke out near Los Angeles’ Bel Air neighborhood early on Thursday as the Hughes fire which was first reported a day earlier in northern Los Angeles County grew rapidly to set ablaze more than 10,000 acres, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders and warnings to more than 50,000 people.

The charges against Kevin Carlson include intentional arson with an enhancement, as investigators believe Carlson used either a Molotov cocktail or gasoline to ignite the blaze that caused extensive d