A man was arrested in Azusa — a city just east of Pasadena where one of the largest fires in L.A. is raging — Friday … and, cops claim he may have tried to start another fire.
Officers located the suspect — a “transient” named Jose Carranza-Escobar — who they claim admitted to lighting the fire. Cops then arrested Carranza-Escobar.
Los Angeles County Firefighters arrived and put out the blaze — and, several other government departments are now assessing the extent of the damage caused by the fire.
In fact, the L.A. County District Attorney has already assigned a prosecutor to the case from the arson unit … and police tell us the evidence will be presented as soon as Monday for possible charges.
