The Los Angeles Police Department said it apprehended a suspect attempting to set a fire in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday. Police say the man was taken into custody around 4:30 after locals held him down until authorities arrived.
Officials have yet to confirm whether the man was responsible for the nearby Kenneth Fire, which began a little more than an hour after the man was apprehended.
That fire began on Thursday at around 3:16 p.m. in West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles before it spread to nearby Ventura County. According to Cal Fire, the conflagration has burned at least 960 acres so far.
