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The Dorothy Mae Apartment-Hotel fire was a September 4, 1982, arson that killed 25 people in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. [1] An additional 30 people were injured. [2] In 1985, Humberto Diaz de la Torre was convicted of starting the fire and sentenced to 625 years in prison.
By December 31, 2011, the total fires of the arson spree reached 39 and the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) held a press conference the next day where the force indicated its resolve to deal with the attacks. [1] [11] The number of fires eventually reached 55 on January 2, the day suspect Harry Burkhart was arrested. [12]
But Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone was dismissive of speculation the the two fires in the Palisades, nearly a week apart, could be connected. "I don't buy it. Personally, I don't ...
Azusa police have arrested a 39-year-old homeless arson suspect Jose Carranza-Escobar just steps from a small brush fire that they say he admitted to lighting as Los Angeles battles multiple large ...
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told Fox News Digital Sunday that Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44, were arrested after allegedly impersonating firefighters and driving into a ...
Los Angeles fire may refer to: 1933 Griffith Park fire. Other Griffith Park § Fires in 1961, 1971, or 2007; Topanga Fire, 2005 fire in San Fernando Valley; October 2007 California wildfires; 2009 California wildfires; La Tuna Fire, September 2017 fire in Verdugo Mountains; December 2017 Southern California wildfires
One week since multiple fires erupted in Los Angeles, city officials are still working to pinpoint what ignited the blazes. An expert tells Scripps News a full investigation could take months.
Model T fire engine on display at museum. The Los Angeles Fire Department Museum opened in October 2001—the month after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, and the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. The walls of the museum are filled with historical photographs on the department's history.