A 29-year-old man has been arrested in California for allegedly starting the January fire that ravaged Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood, killing 12 people and destroying around 6,000 homes. The Los Angeles fire, which erupted in January 2025, destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades, turning into one of the most destructive blaze in the history of the city.

The man has been identified as 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht who was in the area on the day a fire broke out on the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles County.

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