Federal Arson Investigators Dispatched to Los Angeles Fires – EVOL

The Los Angeles County District Attorney announced one arson-related arrest and nine burglary-related arrests.

Local officials have called in federal agents specializing in arson to investigate the origins of the Palisades and Eaton fires that have killed at least 24 people and devastated swaths of Los Angeles County in the past week, officials announced Jan. 13.

“We are investigating all the fires for potential arson,” U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada told reporters.

A special team from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) with experience in bombings and large arson events arrived in Los Angeles Monday morning to start its investigation, according to Estrada.

Los Angeles Sheriff Robert Luna said that about 20 drone incursions a day have been detected over the fires, and that the FBI is investigating.

Luna added that his department had arrested three people for two drone incidents since the fire started.

Charges have also been filed against nine people relating to looting and one person relating to arson during the ongoing fires, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Monday.ArsonThe arson suspect allegedly started a fire in Azusa, Hochman said.

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