Griffith Park Fire: Arson suspect arrested, LAPD says

A man is accused of setting off an arson fire in Los Angeles' Griffith Park neighborhood.

The Los Angeles City's fire and police departments responded to a brush fire off the Boy Scout Trail near the Griffith Observatory around 1 p.m. on Monday, January 20. 

A witness told the LAPD a man, possibly a homeless person, setting fire in the area. Around 3 p.m., FOX 11 was told a man has since been taken into custody.

Officials did not give the suspect's identity. The fire has since been taken down by LAFD.

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No buildings ended up getting damaged in the fire.

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