LAPD Assistant Chief Dominic Choi said an arrest was made Thursday afternoon in Woodland Hills after a man was allegedly attempting to light a fire.

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

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

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

A possible arson suspect was arrested Thursday night near the Kenneth Fire area as fire crews continue battling flames burning near homes in Calabasas and West Hills. At around 4:30 p.m., Los Angeles police responded to reports of a man attempting to light a fire in the 21700 block of Ybarra Road in Woodland Hills.

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.

A suspect is in custody being questioned by LAPD on suspicion of arson in the Kenneth Fire, Ventura County Sheriff’s officials tell KNX News.