Arson Said Cause of California Wildfires
The U.S. Forest Service said that arson started the wildfires still burning north of Los Angeles, having already destroyed 250 square miles of forest and killing two firefighters. A federal homicide investigation is underway. We talk to Steve Julian, Morning Edition host for KPCC in Pasadena, California, with the latest report.
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