I've been following the fires for awhile now myself. I believe that the original fire was started by the downed power lines and then due to the
strong Santa Ana winds spread from there. I've fought a few wildfires myself and know how quickly a fire can run with a good wind behind it.
However, that doesn't mean that all the fires have originated from the one matter of fact usually when one starts from natural causes you'll start
to see some arsons come out to add to the fire so that they can say were apart of it or just to see how large the fire could truly become. I've just
read a couple articles that have just come out indicating that so far one arson has been shot and killed and that one other has been arrested, links
are as follows:
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But, then again I wouldn't necassarily rule out other motives for the fires right off hand either. There is always the possibility that some terror
cell decided to take advantage of the situation and put their own efforts into the matter to make things that much worse for the firefighters that are
doing their best to contain and put out the fires. Or that some disgruntled or strap cashed seasonal firefighter wanted to extend his job that much
longer though I highly doubt that one, I'd think the terror cell would be more likely though the latter isn't necassarily out of the question.
I wish the best for the residents of Southern California and hope this ends soon so they can rebuild and move on with their lives.


