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Arson suspect arrested in connection with downtown LA "Da Vinci" fire

2015-05-29T12:55:00-04:00

A 56-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with a fire that destroyed a downtown Los Angeles apartment complex last year, causing tens of millions of dollars in damage to the unfinished structure and a nearby city-owned building [...]. Abdulwali’s arrest followed an intense investigation that began even before firefighters fully extinguished the Dec. 8 blaze at the seven-story Da Vinci complex.

Previously:

Downtown LA fire determined to be arson... Architecture hate crime?

2014-12-19T13:18:00-05:00

The ATF national response team, at the end of its investigation, reaches one of three conclusions – incendiary, accidental, or undetermined. Given Thursday’s conclusion that the fire was determined to be "incendiary," or deliberately set, local authorities will probably launch an arson investigation to identify those responsible for the blaze.

Previously: Huge downtown Los Angeles fire burns towering apartment project

Huge downtown Los Angeles fire burns towering apartment project

2014-12-08T12:02:00-05:00

“When they came out of the quarters they could see it was fully engulfed,” fire department spokeswoman Katherine Main told the paper. “It was a building under construction in the framing phase. Almost 1 million square feet and a city block.”

Freeway signs melt and windows in adjacent buildings burst in the intense heat. Two buildings near the burning construction site are damaged and freeways are closed for hours.

The fire which burned down an unpopular (among the architects) apartment complex a 7 storey wood construction in its final stages of completion.

Social media users in the city have been quick to post pictures of the pillar of fire reaching up into the night sky, with some taking a more ominous interpretation of the blaze.