Oooops!! Fires set by Anglo kid playing with matches

Remember that bull*** the rightwing was spreading about "illegals set the
California wildfires"?

Turns out that was the usual rightwing lies.

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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A juvenile playing with matches started a
Southern California wildfire that wound up scorching more than 38,000 acres
and destroying 63 structures, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
said Tuesday.


The Buckweed Fire began about 2 p.m. (5 p.m. ET) on October 21 in the Agua
Dulce community.
Authorities immediately began an investigation, and a day later identified
the male juvenile as a suspect, according to a report issued by the
sheriff's department.

"After talking with the suspect, he admitted playing with matches and
starting the fire," the report said.

The boy, whose name and age were not given, was released to the custody of
his parents, police said. The case will be presented to the Los Angeles
County district attorney for possible charges.

According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the
Buckweed Fire burned 38,526 acres.

Sixty-three structures, 21 of them homes, were destroyed, and three
civilians and two firefighters were injured.

The sheriff's department said the fire forced the evacuation of about 15,000
people from their homes.

As of Tuesday, 18 of 23 wildfires in Southern California were 100 percent
contained, and the remainder were at least 70 percent contained, according
to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The fires are blamed for 14 deaths and charred a total of more than 508,000
acres, destroying about 1,600 homes.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/fire.california/index.html

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