Burn Notice: How Serial Arsonists are Snuffed Out in L.A.
Arson is the crime of malicious burning. There are various reasons why people set fires—rage, revenge, financial gain, to cover up a murder or a burglary, mental issues—but most arsonists feel...
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Early Takeaways from the Da Vinci Complex Fire
The Da Vinci apartments, photographed in OctoberPhotograph by Dave Lauridsen The site of the Da Vinci complex after it caught fire on December 8Photograph by Dave Lauridsen One thing sticks out about...
View ArticleThe Da Vinci Building Arsonist Didn’t Get Away with It Yet
Remember the downtown “Da Vinci” apartment building that burned in a giant fire last December? The Los Angeles Fire Department is now one step closer to catching the arsonist: They have surveillance...
View ArticleArson Suspect Arrested in Da Vinci Complex Blaze
Police have arrested a suspect for arson six months after the seven-story Da Vinci apartment complex caught on fire. Fifty-six year old Dawud Abdulwali has been accused of setting the December blaze...
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CityDig: A Firsthand Account of the Devastating 1986 Central Library Fire
Central Library Tour Guide, Los Angeles Public Library, 1986Image courtesy Los Angeles Public Library This old floor plan details a piece of history that was lost thirty years ago this Friday in the...
View ArticleFirst Fire, Then Fisticuffs at a Well-Known NoHo Sushi Spot
Firefighters arrived at the 5200 block of Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood around 5:30 this morning, responding to reports of what CBS L.A. described as a “massive fire.” The structure they...
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Two Men Are Accused by Police of Starting the Eagle Rock Fire by Setting a...
On August 25, a quick-spreading brush fire consumed 30 acres of parched land near the interchange of the 2 and 134 freeways, imperiling homes, clogging traffic, and causing widespread anxiety about the...
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