Arson investigators from the ATF, LAPD, and LAFD converged at the suspected origin site of the deadly Palisades Fire on Monday afternoon.
BREAKING: ATF arson investigators have descended on the area of suspicion, along a hiking trail at The Summit of the Pacific Palisades #PalisadesFire pic.twitter.com/9y6ktpbMSr
— Chris Cristi (@abc7chriscristi) January 13, 2025
According to ABC Los Angeles, 15 federal investigators arrived in Los Angeles over the weekend, and Via La Costa is closed to the media while the investigation continues.
Via La Costa is adjacent to the Skull Rock Trailhead, where a group of men had been hanging out before the fire started. Multiple people in that group posted video to social media, and while their original posts have been deleted, the videos had already been saved.
Allegedly, this tiktokker was among the group who ran away or near…