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1 PERSON ARRESTED FOR RECKLESSLY CAUSING TOWSLEY FIRE
AUTHORITIES ARRESTED 20-YEAR-OLD ZACHARY GARCIA OF LANCASTER FOR RECKLESSLY CAUSING A BRUSH FIRE (ACCIDENTLY), WHILE PLAYING PAINTBALL IN NEWHALL ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AT THE PAINTBALL PARK, GARCIA WAS SEEN SETTING OFF A SMOKE CANISTER DURING PAINTBALL GAMES, WHICH STARTED THE NOW DUBBED, TOWSLEY FIRE WHICH BURNED 50 ACRES AND IS NOW 80% CONTAINED.
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT INITIALLY RESPONDED TO A GRASS FIRE ON THE 23900 BLOCK OF OLD ROAD IN NEWHALL, THAT QUICKLY GRE, FORCING EVACUATIONS OF A U.S. POST OFFICE, A CHURCH AND A PAINTBALL PARK FACILITY.
ALTHOUGH, 15 STRUCTURES ALONG THE OLD ROAD WERE THREATENED, ONLY ONE OUTBUILDING BURNED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
GARCIA WAS BOOKED AT THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SHERIFF’S STATION AND CHARGED WITH RECKLESSLY CAUSING A FIRE (ACCIDENTLY).
LASD ARSON AND EXPLOSIVED DETAIL DETECTIVES CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT AND ENCOURAGE ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CONTACT THEM AT (323) 881-7500.
