Los Angeles residents remain on edge after authorities charged 48-year-old Cyrus Farsaad with multiple counts of felony arson. The charges stem from a series of dangerous fires set across the city earlier this month.
Investigators state the first incident occurred on March 2 in the downtown Fashion District. An electrical vault inside a warehouse was intentionally set on fire, though it quickly extinguished itself. On March 8, the exact same location was targeted again. This second fire spread much further, but caused no injuries.
Between those two events, a more alarming fire broke out on March 5 at a Canoga Park strip club. Officials report that this blaze caused significant heat damage and blackened sections of the building with heavy smoke. Fortunately, nobody was hurt during the incident.
Police safely arrested Farsaad on March 19 in connection with the series of fires. He has officially pleaded not guilty to all charges. Prosecutors note that if convicted, Farsaad faces more than 14 years in prison. Officials continue to emphasize the serious threat these unpredictable arson attacks posed to public safety.
