Deadly California Fire Sparked by a Child Playing with Matches

Deadly California Fire Sparked by a Child Playing with Matches

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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A prosecutor will be asked to consider the case of a boy accused of starting a massive wildfire by playing with matches.

Fueled by ferocious desert winds, the fire quickly spread, burning more than 38,000 acres and destroying 21 homes.

The boy, whose name and age were not released, admitted to sparking the fire on Oct. 21, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Diane Hecht said Tuesday.

"He admitted to playing with matches and accidentally starting the fire," she said...

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They are not releasing the age of the child nor the exact circumstances, so it's hard to form an opinion on whether he or his parents should be charged with something.

In any case, I guess this is embarrassing for all the so-called experts who claimed this was started by an expert arsonist.

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reply to post by djohnsto77


so it wasnt terrorists
it wasnt an expert arsonist

wounder if Fox will launch a campaign to get this child prosicuted

on a serious note, wounder what will happen now
since this was caused by a kid playing with matches?

that excuse might hold water, for some of the masses,
but whose to say?

if minors are not permitted to buy or possess cigaretts etc,
why aren't matches, butane lighters etc kept under strict
control too.
I see spray paint is locked up & only sold to adults in the
home-depot stores all thru Phoenix,
why not matches etc?

maybe the youngster was doing the parents a favor by starting the fire,
at a house in which, every day the stressed parents were ranting
about It being taken by the bank any day...
and the youngster did the deed.


i'm just saying this excuse sounds like a cover story....

I don't buy this story. They'll sell it for sure, but I won't buy it.

The kid says he is sorry and he will never do it again !

This is the lone gunman theory re written for a jaded audience

The kid must have had a truckload of matches and some kid of teleportation device.

...but I guess it could have happened that way,
Can i buy something to help ?
What's Britney wearing today ?