California
Long before the embers had cooled in the $25-million Wilshire Corridor fire, a dozen city and federal arson investigators armed with sophisticated hydrocarbon detectors had arrived at the scene to determine where and how the spectacular blaze began.
Jan. 21, 1990
World & Nation
2 homes burn in arson-plagued Coatesville, Pa.
March 15, 2009
Police in the small Northern California city of Weed have arrested a suspect on suspicion of arson in connection with a fire that destroyed 157 homes and forced the evacuation of 4,000 people last month.
Oct. 11, 2014
Juveniles accounted for 40% of arson arrests last year, with 6.6% of those arrests involving a child under 10, according to a report Friday that said arson caused 705 deaths and nearly $1.68 billion in property damage in 1986.
Oct. 31, 1987
Alexandra Souverneva has been charged with felony arson and committing arson during a state of emergency.
Sept. 24, 2021
A Los Angeles County Fire Department public information officer and his wife were charged with arson Thursday for allegedly setting ablaze an unoccupied Pasadena house last summer after their attempt to buy it failed.
Feb. 15, 2002
Texas inmate gets new trial amid state arson review
March 28, 2013
A confounding collection of Californians have been accused of arson this year. Experts weigh in on the causes and consequences of the complex crime.
Dec. 31, 2021
“Arson is one of the toughest crimes to solve because the evidence is generally destroyed.” - Tim Crass, 10-year arson investigator * Call them “fire cops”.
May 3, 1998
Though the fires came days after a suspected arson blaze engulfed a section of the 10 Freeway in downtown L.A., authorities are not connecting the incidents.
Nov. 15, 2023