On October 12 Wildfire Today reported that investigators trying to determine the cause of the Station fire wanted to talk to Babatunsin Olukunle, 25, who was spotted by U. S. Forest Service workers as he walked away from the August 20 Lady Bug fire that started six miles away from the origin of the August 26 Station fire.
Mr. Olukunle was arrested on Thursday by sheriff’s deputies in Lancaster, CA and charged with one felony count of unlawfully causing a fire on forest land, the Lady Bug fire, which burned a few square feet. The investigators want to talk with him about the Station fire but they are not listing him as a suspect yet.
The Station fire started on August 26 and burned over 160,000 acres near Los Angeles. Two firefighters from L.A. County Fire Department were killed in the fire when their truck fell into a ravine. A reward of $150,000 has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the arsonist.
The Station fire was officially 100% contained on Friday, October 16.
