Azusa police have arrested a 39-year-old homeless man on arson charges after arriving to find him standing just steps away from a brush fire in Pioneer Park.

Jose Carranza-Escobar was found standing next to the flames in Pioneer Park in Azusa, Calif., authorities said Saturday.

The Azusa Police Department this weekend arrested a homeless man suspected of setting a brush fire at a park located near the foothills.

Officers in Azusa, California have arrested a man suspected of arson following a brush fire that broke out Friday night in Pioneer Park.

A man was arrested on suspicion of purposely starting a brush fire in Azusa, police announced. First responders were called to Pioneer Park shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the Azusa Police Department. There, a witness told officers the man who ignited the blaze was still at the scene.

According to Azusa police, a man who has admitted to setting a fire at a park has been arrested as the investigation continues.

Two men have been charged with felony arson in Los Angeles in unrelated cases as police and firefighters combat flames and crime in Southern California.

Officers in Azusa, California have arrested a man suspected ... have died in the Southern California wildfires, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has received 13 missing persons ...

Dangerous Santa Ana winds are expected to return to the Los Angeles area this week, potentially fueling the growth of new and existing wildfires, according to FOX Weather.

One man allegedly admitted to starting a brush fire in Azusa. The LA County Fire Department quickly put out the blaze.

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