Vista
A 35-year-old Vista man who authorities suspect set a fire in his own apartment early Friday was in serious condition after the blaze.
Leon M. Parker suffered burns on his hands and back during the 5:40 a.m. fire that caused $26,000 damage to the apartment in the 500 block of Los Angeles Drive, authorities said.
Parker was taken to the UC San Diego Medical Center burn unit after Vista firefighters found him in another apartment across the complex, Sheriff’s Lt. David Herbert said.
Authorities said Parker jumped through the window of his neighbor’s apartment to get in, cutting his legs and awakening a 12-year-old girl. The girl, shocked by the commotion, leaped through her bedroom window and suffered a broken ankle, Herbert said.
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