Suspect in US court months after deadly Los Angeles fire | International

LOS ANGELES, United States, Oct 9, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A man suspected of deliberately causing one of the deadliest fires in US history appeared in court Wednesday charged with sparking a blaze that tore through Los Angeles in January. The development comes as the nation's second-largest city was still grappling with the aftermath of two huge fires that together killed 31 people and left thousands of acres (hectares) in ruins, as they displaced thousands of people. Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 29-year-old who was arrested on Tuesday, made an initial appearance in a federal court in Florida, where he now lives, charged with destruction of property by means of fire. "The complaint alleges that a single person's recklessness caused one of the...