Ten months after the Palisades Fire devastated homes and businesses, officials announced Wednesday they had arrested someone they believe started the flames.

However, Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man they took into custody, did not spark the fire on Jan. 7. Instead, the Palisades Fire was a result of what is called a “holdover” fire that began six days earlier.

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Palisades Fire is a holdover fire that started as a smaller brush blaze, officials say

Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man whom authorities arrested, is accused of starting the Lachman Fire, which began in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Although firefighters managed to put out the flames above ground, LAFD Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva said it remained

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