LOS ANGELES (Gray News/AP) – An arrest has been made in connection to the deadly fire that erupted on Jan. 7, killing 12 people and destroying more than 6,000 homes and buildings in the Pacific Palisades, a wealthy coastal neighborhood of LA, according to a law enforcement official who is not authorized to publicly discuss the case.

The name of the person and the charges have not yet been released, but should be announced during a news conference scheduled for Wednesday.

Attending the 9 a.m. news conference will be Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli, LA Police Chief Jim McDonnell, and Special Agent in Charge Kenny Cooper of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Investigators still haven’t determined the cause of that blaze or the Eaton Fire, which broke out th

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