Occupant Jailed After Blaze at His Home
A 52-year-old Lancaster man was arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with a fire at the house he lived in, authorities said Monday.
Gabriel Perez was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail at the Los Angeles County Jail in Lancaster, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
County firefighters extinguished the blaze, which caused $90,000 in damage to the two-story house, authorities said.
An unidentified firefighter suffered second-degree burns to his hands, authorities said.
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