At least eight people have been arrested so far in connection with setting recent fires in Los Angeles, according to CNN.

Los Angeles authorities have arrested a man after a brush fire broke out in the Griffith Park neighborhood on Monday afternoon, according to the LAPD.

Police took a suspect into custody on Thursday, Jan. 9, in Los Angeles after a witness said a person was trying to light a fire, but police say no connection to any of the wildfires is confirmed.

Authorities are investigating an unidentified person who was stopped by several ... A man was overheard saying a suspect was "trying to light a fire." The suspect is in custody and was transported ...