arsonist

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The one damaged by an arsonist in the fall of 2024 shortly after a multimillion-dollar refurbishment?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Once again, he is both arsonist and fireman.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

Indeed, Mark Zuckerberg offering Instagram-specific screen-time reports and time limits has the whiff of an arsonist handing out firefighting tips.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

“He likes to play arsonist and firefighter,” Carbajal said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

He’d grown up being called a freak, an arsonist, because whenever he got angry, things burned.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan