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Lancaster Man Charged with Starting Towsley Fire
| Friday, Jul 14, 2017

Towsley FireA 20-year-old Lancaster man was arrested Thursday night for recklessly causing the Towsley brush fire, according to a news release from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

Around 1:55 p.m. on Thursday, the station was notified of a brush fire on the 23900 block of The Old Road in Newhall.

Responding sheriff’s deputies assisted Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters with the evacuation of a U.S. Post Office, a paintball park facility and a church.

Witnesses observed a male suspect at the paintball park allegedly setting off a smoke canister during paintball games. The canister set off a brush fire which became uncontrollable.

A suspect was detained by deputies at the scene, based on witness statements.

Suspect Zachary Garcia, age 20, of Lancaster, was arrested, transported and booked at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

Garcia is charged with recklessly causing a fire (accidental).

LASD Arson and Explosives Detail detectives are handling the investigation.
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36 Comments

  1. Brittnie Pineda says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Carolina Caprarelli

    Reply
  2. Jessica Guest says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Christopher Guest

    Reply
  3. Tracy Aberle Hansen says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Thanks a lot
    a$$hole. You have no idea how much of a inconvenience you caused.

    Reply
  4. AJ Yarbrough says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Sandra Ibrahim ohhh. they gave a name.

    Reply
  5. Angel Reyes says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    It says in parentheses (accidental) so how does that work ?

    Reply
  6. AJ Yarbrough says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Tasnee Yarb

    Reply
  7. Davey Riley says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Throw arsonists in the fire

    Reply
  8. Amy Graham says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Marissa Arlette Ochwatt

    Reply
  9. Myrtle Gilfillan says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    So sad with the harm he caused. Hope they throw the book at him. So many families loosing homes…

    Reply
  10. Familia Franco says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Thanks for making me late to work , Dick!!!! ??

    Reply
  11. Brian Durand says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Firefighter?

    Reply
    • Michael Cavender says:
      Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

      It says nothing in the article about him being a firefighter

      Reply
    • Brian Durand says:
      Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

      I was just curious there’s a large percent of arson created by firefighters to to the fact that they are seasonal workers and when summer rolls around they want to get paid. They go on 24-hour shifts until the fires out meaning they get paid to sleep. At least that’s my understanding of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. No fire no money. That’s why every summer there’s a big fire in Santa Clarita this year last year next year Etc. Fire season

      Reply
    • Jenna Marie says:
      Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

      Brian Durand it doesn’t say anything about a firefighter. It states he is a 20 year old who was at the paintball park. Don’t make something it’s not… smh

      Reply
  12. Claudia Lopez-Arciga says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Roy Arciga

    Reply
  13. Kristen Davis says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Reason why they insist on making sure that people know he is from Lancaster?

    SCV has their own share of idiots.

    Reply
  14. Deborah Sison says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Someone didn’t think about possible consequences for his behavior. ?

    Reply
  15. Eleasar Jimenez says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Worked late into the night with fiber optic cables being destroyed by the fire

    Reply
  16. Cassandra Gutierrez says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Billy Salgado

    Reply
  17. Danielle Barbarin says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Pearl McCarter

    Reply
  18. D S Benjamin says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    I have known him for at least 8 years. It was not brilliant thinking on his part by any means but he is a really good, well mannered kid who made a careless decision.

    Reply
  19. David Barlavi says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Children’s obsession with fire and firearms sometimes lasts longer than childhood.

    Reply
  20. Melody Miller says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    We should he calling it the Zachary fire. If he started it its his fire. He should be associated with it. Maybe people would get it then and be more careful. Dont be like Zachary.

    Reply
  21. Laura Amoroso Pero says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Nathasha Hong

    Reply
  22. Dan says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Maybe he is a “good, well mannered kid” but he is definitely not a critical thinker. But that’s not to say he should think that he’ll never it into the White House.

    Reply
  23. Helen Gast says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    Bonnie Fortner Raitt

    Reply
  24. Sandy Simone-Garcia says:
    Friday, Jul 14, 2017 at

    ??

    Reply
  25. Redge denning says:
    Saturday, Jul 15, 2017 at

    Seems like an honest kid made a bad mistake and the way brush fires are in the Santa Clarita Valley if it don’t happen this year it’ll happen next year I hope he makes better choices in the future

    Reply

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