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Man arrested in connection with starting deadly Palisades Fire

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By Steve Futterman,

A Martínez

Published October 9, 2025 at 4:54 AM EDT

Federal authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man for setting a fire in January that later turned into the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures.

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A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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