
LOS ANGELES — A pre-trial hearing was held on Thursday for Dawud Abdulwali, 56, the man who is accused of being the arsonist responsible for the massive conflagration that rendered the Da Vinci Building in downtown Los Angeles a complete loss. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Upinder S. Kalra denied a request from Abdulwali’s public defender, Lowynn Young, to reduce his $1 million bail.
by Adelle Nazarian12 Jun 2015, 5:22 AM PST0

A raging blaze ripped through the top floors of a six-story commercial office building in Los Angeles’s Westlake District on Monday evening. Two people were reportedly rescued from the fire and one of them is being treated for non life-threatening injuries.
by Adelle Nazarian8 Apr 2015, 3:34 PM PST0

The video reportedly shows the still-at-large suspect parking his car on the 110 Freeway and walking into the unfinished structure with several cans of fuel, a fire official told a community group.
by Adelle Nazarian31 Mar 2015, 1:44 PM PST0

LOS ANGELES, California — The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) who caused a massive downtown Los Angeles fire that destroyed the 7-story Da Vinci apartment complex, melted freeway signs, and damaged local buildings late last year is now set at an unprecedented $170,000.
by Adelle Nazarian23 Jan 2015, 5:00 AM PST0