Maybe they didn't torch a third of the state, but took advantage of the already widespread fire situation to add a small area to it that would include their unoccupied investment property that has been on the market for a while now and will not sell. There doesn't have to be a widespread conspiracy to think someone might take advantage of the chaos around them to improve their situation a little bit.
there doesn’t have to be a widespread conspiracy to think someone might take advantage of the chaos around them to improve their situation a little bit.
Nope. And we call them murderers and put them in jail.