Possible arsonist sets at least 6 fires overnight

By CNN Newsource

Published September 12, 2023 12:33 PM

By KCAL News Staff

LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL) — Police are searching for a suspected serial arsonist who has been setting fires in Reseda, several reported overnight.

There were at least six fires reported from 11 p.m. Monday to 1 a.m. Tuesday and most started around the Reseda Boulevard and Vanowen Street intersection.

A truck parked in the neighborhood was set on fire and firefighters were able to put it out. Debris and foliage in the bed of the truck was on fire and it caused significant damage.

There have been 12 fires set in the past three days in the area. Nobody has been injured in any of the fires.

Investigators say the same person has possibly been setting the fires over the past few days. The Los Angeles Fire Department released a photo of a woman on a bicycle who is considered a person of interest.

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