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Hundreds of extra firefighters took to the streets of Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve following a spate of arson attacks across the city.
Some 35 fires have been started since Thursday, mainly in vehicles parked outside homes.
The former Hollywood Hills home of the late The Doors singer Jim Morrison was among properties damaged as a result.
Police are puzzled by what the LA Times newspaper says is the worst wave of arson since the 1992 riots.
Two people were arrested on Friday, but were behind bars when new fires were started on Saturday.
Police are reportedly looking for a man who was driving a mid-1990s Lexus sedan.
But anonymous law-enforcement sources are quoted by the LA Timesas saying the sheer numbers of fires over the last few days suggests some of the blazes could be the work of copycats.
The authorities say extra firefighters have been deployed to stations across Los Angeles.
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