Man’s Engine Rev Sparks Catastrophic Fire | Los Angeles News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews A man revved his car’s engine in dry grass, then pushed the flaming vehicle down a hill—igniting California’s fourth-largest wildfire. Ronnie Stout, 44, was found guilty of intentionally starting the Park Fire, which burned 430,000 acres and destroyed 400 homes. Facing 25 years to life, Stout has a violent criminal past including child molestation and robbery. Witnesses say he harassed people before fleeing, and his spinning tires sparked the blaze under extreme heat and wind. After the fire, he reportedly showed no remorse, calling to ask “what I did wrong.” Sentencing is set for October 9th. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/8cdcfb9f92a70793