A massive fire that has left the Interstate 10 highway in Los Angeles closed indefinitely was “set intentionally”, the Governor of California has said.
Mr Newsom told a press conference on Monday that a preliminary investigation into the incident, which has caused traffic chaos in the city, had found “malice and intent”.
An investigation is still ongoing and the governor did not say whether there were any suspects or leads on who may have set the blaze.
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