Esperanza Fire: ATF FBI Investigate, Reward Offered

Investigators are searching for the person who set the deadly Esperanza Fire in Southern California. They say the suspect they’re seeking likely knew exactly how quickly a small fire, set in a strategic spot and backed by strong winds would spread.

As in the 91,000-acre Old Fire, an arrest might be difficult, area arson investigators said. The 19,000-acre Esperanza Fire was set in the dead of night in a remote area near Banning, about 18 miles west of Palm Springs.

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