Bicyclists ignited a trash can explosion near Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, prompting an arson investigation.

An arson investigation is underway in Los Angeles after a group of bicyclists allegedly set a trash can on fire Saturday afternoon, said the Los Angeles Police Department.

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.​

An arson suspect arrested in Pacoima admitted he started a small fire that burned a tree "because he liked the smell of burning leaves," police said.

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said three people have been arrested for arson in the past few days outside of recent wildfire zones.

Two more people are behind bars for allegedly setting small fires in Los Angeles amid high fire-danger conditions and as crews continued efforts to fully contain a pair of destructive blazes.

An arson suspect arrested in Pacoima admitted he started a small fire that burned a tree "because he liked the smell of burning leaves," police said.

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman announced arson charges Friday against six men who set fires around L.A. County in the wake of the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires. A man who impersonated a firefighter to sneak into a Malibu evacuation ...

A homeless man with a 'blowtorch' who was detained by residents near the LA wildfires won't be charged with arson, police say.

At least three people have been arrested in recent days on suspicion of trying to start other fires. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell detailed the recent arson arrests at a press conference Tuesday morning. As fire crews continue to work to extinguish deadly ...

LOS ANGELES - A man is accused of setting off an arson fire in Los Angeles ' Griffith Park neighborhood. The Los Angeles City's fire and police departments responded to a brush fire off the Boy Scout Trail near the Griffith Observatory around 1 p.m. on Monday, January 20.

but an LAPD spokesperson told Fox News Digital Caledron is not facing any arson charges. It is unclear exactly how Caledron's vehicle-tampering charges are related to the fire. The LAPD and LA ...