Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Yesterday officials announced an arrest into the massive fire of the Da Vinci apartment complex that raged near downtown Los Angeles last year.
The incident caused $20 million to $30 million in damage to the apartment complex and more than $50 million in damage to a nearby city-owned building.
But how did authorities know it was arson? And once arson is suspected, how do they look for clues that would lead them to a suspect?
We talked to Laura Billon, she's a certified fire investigator and arson profiler for the Center for Arson Research.