PALMDALE – A 31-year-old man was jailed after he admitted to sparking a blaze that burned about five acres in Palmdale late Tuesday afternoon.
The fire was reported just after 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, near the 500 block of East Avenue R-8, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Marion Tucker, who was on a motorcycle, arrived at the scene and spotted the suspect, identified as Oscar Dominguez, running through a field and across some railroad tracks, but was unable to immediately take the man into custody, she told a reporter at the scene.
Dominguez was apprehended with a torch lighter in his possession soon after in a nearby neighborhood with the assistance of residents, Tucker said.
Air and ground crews managed to douse the flames in about 30 minutes. The fire got within a few blocks of homes, but no evacuations were ordered and no injuries were reported.
Bail for Dominguez was set at $50,000. His place of residence was not immediately available.
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Fire equals money says
He was paid by firefighters to start the fire. There worried no overtime yet and the toy hauler, boat ,and F-350 payments are all past due.
Daniel August says
This little Mexican fire bug needs to be refried and sent back home to Mexico
Firestarter says
Oscar’s public defender will claim that his client is mentally ill.