In October, 1978, an arsonist used a crude home-made fire bomb to start a devastating firestorm. He lit a cigarette and stuffed its butt into a book of matches, which he stuffed into a Dixie cup. Then he threw the device into a clump of dry chaparral behind a shopping mall next to Rte. 101 in Agoura, Calif.
The cigarette served as a slow-burning fuse that ignited the matches, which in turn ignited the cup, which set fire to the chaparral.
The resulting fire burned from Rte. 101 all the way to the ocean, about 10 miles away, and destroyed about 250 homes, including the Malibu mansion of band leader Gordon Jenkins.
Incidentally, they caught the arsonist.
A buddy of mine in Los Feliz said it’s crazy out there
He was stuck on the 101 near 1000 Oaks for five hours after the 210 closed
I don’t know how y’all do it
“Incidentally, they caught the arsonist.”
California...probation.
I wonder who is going to catch these arsonists?
Sounds like a good candidate for a Cherokee execution... strip him naked, slit his skin all over, and tuck fatwood pine splinters into the cuts until he looks like a porcupine. Then light them up. Arsonist is so lucky to be born in this century.