Arrest Made in Deadly Palisades Fire That Ravaged Posh LA Neighborhood: ABC Sources

Tom Durante Oct 8th, 2025, 11:54 am

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An arrest has been made in the devastating Palisades wildfire in January that reduced thousands of homes to rubble, according to ABC News sources .

Details of the arrest were not immediately revealed, but ABC News reported that federal and local law enforcement officials will provide a “significant development” in the criminal later Wednesday.

The fire broke out on Jan. 7, just off a hiking trail in Los Angeles and quickly spread, leaving over 20,000 acres charred and 12 people dead.

Celebrity homes and restaurants in the Pacific Palisades were among the structures destroyed by the Palisades fire.

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