Two individuals are facing felony arson charges after they allegedly set a big rig on fire Thursday evening in Santa Clarita, sending one of them to the hospital.
Around 11:45 p.m. Thursday, firefighters received reports of a vehicle fire on Soledad Canyon Road near the 14 Freeway in Canyon Country, said Leslie Lua, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The blaze fully engulfed a big rig before crews were able to extinguish the flames, according to Lua.
Investigators determined that the truck had been intentionally set on fire.
“There was one suspect arrested,” said Sgt. Jeff Bishop, with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Arson and Explosive Unit.
A second suspect was injured during the course of the fire and was transported to a burn center where he remains as of Monday morning, Bishop said.
The two suspects were not the owners of the truck, and it is unclear if the individuals know the owner of the vehicle, according to officials.
Narbe Ohanessian, 32, from Glendale, and his accomplice — whose identity is currently being withheld until he is released from the hospital and into police custody — are being charged with felony arson, Bishop added.
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