A man was taken in for questioning on suspicion of arson, and later arrested, on Thursday afternoon in the Woodland Hills near the Kenneth Fire, which had started earlier that day. It was initially reported as an arrest made on the suspicion of arson,

The Kenneth fire burns in the Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in West Hills, L.A. Credit - Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times— A man was arrested on suspicion of arson on Thursday afternoon in the Woodland Hills near the Kenneth Fire,

The Los Angeles Police Department has detained a suspect in the blaze, which ignited in the west hills and burned nearly 1,000 acres in a matter of hours.

At least 10 people have been killed as a result of the wildfires, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said on Thursday.

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