Ybarra Road is located in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, near the west San Fernando Valley, where the Kenneth Fire continues to blaze. According to local news sta

Celebrities have weighed in after a man suspected to be behind the Kenneth fire in Los Angeles was detained by police.

Law enforcement officers responded to reports of a man attempting to light a fire behind a van in Woodland Hills.

Los Angeles district attorney Nathan Hochman has vowed to come down hard on anyone found guilty of arson: "Justice will be swift."

The suspect was detained near the Kenneth Fire, which the LAPD believes was intentionally set, a police official has said.

The suspect, who was not named, was arrested near the Kenneth Fire at about 4:30 p.m. when police were called out to a report of a man attempting to light a fire in the 21700 block of Ybarra Road in Woodland Hills. Police were helped by residents who secured the man until law enforcement arrived.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said they apprehended a suspect on Thursday accused of sparking the Kenneth Fire. LAPD Senior Lead Officer Charles Dinse noted that the fire began Thursday

Police have detained a suspect allegedly responsible for starting one of the fires raging in Los Angeles. The suspect is a homeless man in his 30s, according to Fox LA's Elex Michaelson. The suspect was initially detained "by citizens" in the Woodland Hills neighborhood not long after the Kenneth fire started on Thursday,

The suspect was detained near the Kenneth Fire, which the LAPD believes was intentionally set, a police official has said

Amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, police confirmed they’ve taken a suspect into custody for “possible arson” near the Kenneth Fire in California’s Woodland Hills.