Officials Say Man, 52, Burned Down His House
A 52-year-old Lancaster man was arrested for allegedly burning down his house, authorities said Monday.
Gabriel Perez was being held on $100,000 bail at the Los Angeles County jail in Lancaster, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He was arrested Sunday at a nearby business after witnesses told investigators they saw him leave the scene on a bicycle, officials said.
County firefighters extinguished the blaze, which caused $90,000 damage to the two-story house on 17th Street East, at 11:58 p.m. Sunday, about 10 minutes after they arrived, authorities said.
It was unclear who owned the property or what caused the blaze. Arson investigators for the Sheriff’s Department refused to comment on the case Monday.
An unidentified firefighter suffered second-degree burns to his hands, authorities said.
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