A young family remains terrified after two arsonists set their South L.A. home on fire, igniting a fiery explosion in the middle of the night.

On Oct. 30, surveillance video captured two dark figures approaching the home in the West Adams neighborhood around 3 a.m.

The homeowner, Robert, was asleep while his wife was tending to their 9-month-old baby.

The suspects arrived at the home while carrying two large buckets filled with gasoline and possibly other flammable liquids. They also had rolls of toilet paper for a fuse and an unknown ignition source. • A young family remains terrified after two arsonists set their home in the West Adams neighborhood of South Los Angeles on fire in the middle of the night on Oct. 30, 2025. (KTLA) • Surveillance cameras from a neighbor captured grain

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